Photos of the Photographer

To our brilliant local scientist and photographer, may this stand as a reminder of all of the wonderful things that you—a woman in STEM—can do.

Photo by Sarah Thompson

“If you know you are on the right track, if you have this inner knowledge, then nobody can turn you off... no matter what they say.”

— Barbara McClintock, cytogeneticist and winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Photo by Sarah Thompson

“Science, for me, gives a partial explanation for life. In so far as it goes, it is based on fact, experience and experiment.”

— Rosalind Franklin, chemist, molecular biologist, and one of the key figures behind unlocking the structure of human DNA

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“Don’t let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It’s your place in the world; it’s your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live.”

— Mae Jemison, first African American woman astronaut in space

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“Science makes people reach selflessly for truth and objectivity; it teaches people to accept reality, with wonder and admiration, not to mention the deep awe and joy that the natural order of things brings to the true scientist.”

— Lise Meitner, physicist and one of the key reasons we actually understand what nuclear fission is today

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“All sorts of things can happen when you’re open to new ideas and playing around with things.”

— Stephanie Kwolek, chemist who invented Kevlar and winner of the Lavoisier Medal for technical achievements

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“Courage is like — it’s a habitus, a habit, a virtue: you get it by courageous acts. It’s like you learn to swim by swimming. You learn courage by couraging.”

— Marie Daly, the first African-American woman to earn a PhD in chemistry and discovered the relationship between cholesterol and clogged arteries.

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“The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.”

— Rachel Carson, marine biologist, conservationist and author

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“If you’re beautiful, you’re led to believe that you can’t also be smart. But you can be fun and fit and social and be really smart. And the smarter you are, the more capable you’ll be to handle whatever challenges come up in life.”

— Danica McKellar, mathematician and The Wonder Years actress of iconic character Winnie Cooper

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“I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.”

— Marie Curie, physicist, chemist, and winner of the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics and the 1911 Nobel Prize in Physics

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Sarah Thompson

I am a senior at Centenary, Class of 2022, acquiring dual degrees: a B.S. in Biology and a B.A. in English. Over the past 4 years, I have gotten involved in too many organizations and honors societies to list without forgetting at least one. In the Congo, I serve as our resident grammar nerd and Copy Editor. I am an advocate of proper semicolons usage, and I read far too much poetry and Virginia Woolf.

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