janothar:

challahchic:

bdubs8807:

did-you-kno:

In 1946, a South African child who
dreamed of being a scientist wrote to
Albert Einstein, and they became pen
pals. A few letters later, she said she
regretted being a girl, apologized for
not telling him sooner, and hoped he
wouldn’t think less of her. He quickly
replied, ‘I do not mind that you are a girl,
but the main thing is that you yourself
do not mind. There is no reason for it.’ Source Source 2 Source 3

That’s beautiful. He was awesome. And I hope she’s become/she became just as awesome.

Myfanwy (Tyffany) Williams got her degree in genetics in 1948, the only woman in her class!

https://www.popsci.com/article/science/what-my-mother-learned-einstein

Slight correction, she graduated high school in 1948 and then proceeded to get her degree.