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[fashioneebo]

Mikleo Lefay 3/14/2017 near Birch Hills

Hello, everyone. Hope all the students out there are enjoying their Spring Break (I certainly am). Since it's Women's History Month, I thought I'd give a few interesting facts. Jin Xing (1967 - present) is a Chinese trans woman who knows five languages, and she's a famous ballerina, modern dancer, choreographer, actress, talk show host, and owner of the Shanghai Jin Xing Dance Theatre, which is a contemporary dance company. She's also famous for being outspoken in her contempt for a trend in Chinese media to try dramatizing and exploiting people's pain. She does amazing work in China, so I certainly recommend checking her out if you're at all interested. Ada Lovelace (1815 - 1852) was the first programmer. At 17, she speculated that the "Analytical Engine," a very rudimentary computer, could potentially do more than just basic mathematical functions. Katherine Johnson (1918 - present) is an African-American woman who plotted the trajectory for the Apollo 11 flight to the moon and for Mike Shepard, the first man in space. Now that she's retired, she teaches at a university and encourages her students into pursuing the science and technology fields. Ellen Ochoa (1958 - present) became the first Hispanic woman in space. She flew on the Discovery for a nine-day mission, and later became the first Hispanic and second woman to be the director of NASA's Johnson Space Center. I haven't even scratched the surface of the contributions women around the world have made. If you've got the time, I absolutely recommend taking a look at what countless other women have done and are doing. Their hard work shouldn't be forgotten or overshadowed.

Comments

[fashioneebo]

Mikleo Lefay You're welcome. Thankfully, Spring Break gives me the time I need to look up things other than my thesis topic.

[complementing]

Minako Arisato oh? What else are you looking up? 〈(゜。゜)

[fashioneebo]

Mikleo Lefay I've been looking up some new recipes to try out at home.
Mikleo Lefay And some weird history facts that I never knew about.
Mikleo Lefay Kinda looking into some cat breeds. Not sure I'll adopt one, but I've been thinking about it for Sorey. I know he likes dogs, but we really can't ever get one.

[complementing]

Minako Arisato aww that sucks Minako Arisato he can come by and get his fill of dogs by playing with my new dog haha Minako Arisato is it because of allergies?