8/31/2010
Margaret Murnane, laser physicist, MacArthur “Genius Grant” award recipient and creator of a laser that flashed for 10 quadrillionths of a second (the fastest thing that any human being has ever created) shares the challenges she has faced being a female in the field of science. Listen as Margaret discusses with Zahra Mohamed Ali from Girls Inc of Metro Denver how she overcame other’s doubts about her ability to do physics and how she loves to watch students overcome their fears about not knowing enough. She hopes that circumstances will continue to change to encourage more girls to go into science. Margaret advises listeners that 95% of success in any field is achieved through perseverance. Margaret’s advice to our listeners is to not let negative comments bring you down and to not let obstacles stop you from fulfilling your dreams.
Special thanks to interviewer Zahra Mohamed Ali from Girls Inc of Metro Denver, assistant Carly Fabian of Girl Scouts of Colorado, behind the scenes, anchor and editor Stephanie Ma, episode researcher Gloria Yang and SheHero Professor Margaret Murnane. This episode was filmed on location at the University of Colorado.
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8/26/2010
August 26th is Women’s Equality Day. Rep. Bella Abzug established women’s Equality Day in 1971 as a way to commemorate the passage of the 19th amendment, the Woman Suffrage Movement Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women full voting rights in 1920.
The women’s suffrage movement was probably one of the most dedicated and diligent [...]
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