“I lived life on my terms: I wanted to switch genders, and I did. I wanted to be a scientist, and I was . . . I stood up for what I believe in and I like to think I made an impact.” – Ben Barres
Emmy Umana
Jane Rigby
“When a person can be their authentic self at work, I strongly believe that they will do more brilliant, creative science.” – Jane Rigby
Sara Josephine Baker
“All my life, I have maintained that the prejudice of the world can learn to live together in peace if they are not brought up in prejudice.” – Sara Josephine Baker
Lynn Conway
“If you want to change the future, start living as if you’re already there.” – Lynn Conway
Florence Nightingale
“Rather, ten times, die in the surf, heralding the way to a new world, than stand idly on the shore.” – Florence Nightingale
Alan Turing
“Sometimes it is the people who no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.” – Alan Turing
Kalpana Chawla
“I never truly thought of being the first or second someone, or being a small-town girl. This is just something I wanted to do. If you want to do something, what does it matter where you are ranked?” – Kalpana Chawla
John Dennehy
“I don’t listen to other people, which served me well.” – John Dennehy
Baruj Benacerraf
Nobel Prize laureate for his pioneering studies on histocompatibility complexes.
Ynés Mexía
“In all my travels I’ve never been attacked by a wild animal, lost my way or caught a disease… I don’t think there’s any place in the world where a woman can’t venture.” – Ynés Mexía