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(Herstory Special 1) Barbara McClintock | A Nobel Prize Winner who was denied Opportunities Because She was a Woman
"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."
This is said by a Nobel prize winner - Barbara McClintock. Do you know who is she? Why did she win the Nobel prize? How did she rose beyond ignorance? Well, her story of winning the Nobel prize is surely going to inspire you. Her story will restore your faith in sweet fruits of patience and hard work.
Barbara McClintock was an American scientist. She won the Nobel prize in 1983 for Physiology or Medicine. Her discovery in the 1940s and ’50s of mobile genetic elements, or “jumping genes” got her the prestigious prize.
She also faced discrimination on the basis of gender. This happened when she returned to her University Cornell. The university was reluctant to hire a female professor. For years, she was ignored, she was denied opportunities just because she was a woman. But she used each obstacle as a stepping stone towards her goals. Her passion brought her victory.
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By Rise in Divine"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."
This is said by a Nobel prize winner - Barbara McClintock. Do you know who is she? Why did she win the Nobel prize? How did she rose beyond ignorance? Well, her story of winning the Nobel prize is surely going to inspire you. Her story will restore your faith in sweet fruits of patience and hard work.
Barbara McClintock was an American scientist. She won the Nobel prize in 1983 for Physiology or Medicine. Her discovery in the 1940s and ’50s of mobile genetic elements, or “jumping genes” got her the prestigious prize.
She also faced discrimination on the basis of gender. This happened when she returned to her University Cornell. The university was reluctant to hire a female professor. For years, she was ignored, she was denied opportunities just because she was a woman. But she used each obstacle as a stepping stone towards her goals. Her passion brought her victory.