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

Francés Colón

“I love the fact that I can use science to directly make people's lives better” – Francés Colón