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See How Graduating Students Honour Only Woman in Their Class | Photos

See How Graduating Students Honour Only Woman in Their Class | Photos

In a batch of 36 China’s Wuchang Institute of Technology’s Mechanical Manufacturing graduating class, the only woman who was in the class was made to stand out instead of blend in during their photoshoot.

From abstract algebra to zoology, women participate in science, technology, engineering and medicine (STEM), but sometimes their stories are not as well known as those of their male colleagues.

Kevlar used in making bullet proof vests was invented by the American chemist Stephanie Kwolek. Dorothy Hodgkin characterised the structure of the life-saving molecule insulin. Florence Nightingale, well remembered for being a nurse, was also a formidable statistician. Veena Sahajwalla developed green steel, using waste plastics in the steel and iron industries. Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey and Biruté Galdikas (my personal heroines!) were phenomenal women who carried out long-term studies on chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans, respectively, in their natural habitats.

There are so many incredible female scientists around the world leading cutting-edge research or applying their scientific training in other professions.

So cool and inspiring!

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