For whatever reason, I didn't succumb to the stereotype that science wasn't for girls. I got encouragement from my parents. I never ran into a teacher or a counselor who told me that science was for boys. A lot of my friends did.
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- Author's profession: Astronaut
- Nationality: american
- Born: May 26, 1951
- Died: July 23, 2012
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