"Why are there no great female scientists, engineers, artists, or mathematicians?" You've heard this question before. Maybe even asked it yourself once. The easy answer: Marie Curie. Or, more accurately, Marie Skłodowska-Curie, as she hyphenated her name after marriage to honour both her Polish heritage and her achievements.
Everybody knows Marie Skłodowska-Curie. She discovered radium and polonium, was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize, to teach at the Sorbonne at to be buried in the Pantheon on her own merits.
But why was she the only one? Was she the only one?
At ABI School, we care about the answer to these questions. We believe that girls deserve to have role models in any discipline they choose to pursue. We know that these role models exist: they just don’t get talked about as much. We're committed to making these extraordinary women better known—both because they deserve recognition, and because little girls everywhere need to see them. So they know: “Someone like me did this. So can I.”
In honour of International Women’s Day, we are highlighting six remarkable women in different fields. Because it is not enough to point out that their achievements need to be talked about more: we need to BE the conversation. Not to diminish Marie Skłodowska-Curie’s achievements. But to show that she was a part of something bigger: the beautiful fabric of female thinkers and intellectuals, which shines bright and inspires us to this day.
Swipe to meet the women we chose to highlight. ➡️
And to girls and women everywhere: we see you. You can do it. And you deserve your place in your chosen field. 💜
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