Saturday, April 22, 2017

Untold History of Women in Science & Technology

I agree with the rest of society (and America basically), that the myth that men are better at completing certain tasks than women is greatly overused. However, I'm going to be the good guy here to both men and women, when I say that each gender can be great at whatever they strive to be good at! Men can find passion in anything that women would primarily be passionate about, and vice versa.
According to obamawhitehouse.archives.gov , women actually played a pretty big part in history, and may even be smarter than you thought they were. Here are a couple quotes from the website that I found very interesting and that I was not aware of before;
- "They were leaders in building the early foundation of modern programming and unveiled the structure of DNA."
- "Their work inspired environmental movements and led to the discovery of new genes."
My personal favorite...
- "They broke the sound barrier — and gender barriers along the way, and inspiring more young women to pursue careers in science starts with simply sharing their stories." 
This website also allows viewers and browsers to view, and even listen to various women's stories as they explain how they contributed to history and vital discoveries they made that they're proud of as well.

I honestly think that gender is better than the other, and that we were all created equal. Sure, we were all create with different features and attributes, but that's just what makes us who we are. 
In a perfect world, no one gender is more valued, with nonexistent stereotypes, but that's not the world that we live in. We can try to adapt to that type of lifestyle, but there will always be people who object, and do not agree, and those are the people who we ignore and just let them do them, without getting in the way of others.  
Lillian Gilbreth: American Psychologist and industrial engineer at the turn of the 20th century...just one of the many women featured on this website who assisted in changing this world.

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