IMPORTANT WOMEN IN HISTORY

"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do." - Wow. That's so inspiring! Where is it from? - It belongs to the book "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. Are you familiar with it? - It rings a bell but I haven't read it. What is it about? - It takes place in a small town in Alabama during the 30s. It gives a view on racism and segregation at that time in the USA especially in the south. - Oh, I see. Do you know if the author lived that same situation? - Well, she was born in 1926 and actually wrote the novel in the 60s but she was inspired by her hometown  for the backround of the story. - That's pretty interesting! She is a really important author, isn't she? But did she write any other books? - She is very well...

THE SHADOWS OF SCIENCE HISTORY The most important discoveries in science history are known worldwide. However, some of these discoveries were made by women that have a minor role in the way history is told. This is the case of Rosalind Franklin.   Franklin was born on July 25, 1920, in London, to a wealthy Jewish family who highly valued education. She studied physics and chemistry at Cambridge University.  After Cambridge she went to work for the British Coal Utilization Research Association . Finally,  in 1946, Franklin moved to Paris where she perfected her skills in X-ray crystallography, which would become her life's work. She worked hard all her life, but it can be said that she got a raw deal.  Her  contribution to the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA was crucial. However, this participation in such a remarkable finding is little known. After working in Paris, she also worked in London in Kings College . Her main ach...