I still remember asking my high school guidance teacher for permission to take a second year of algebra instead of a fifth year of Latin. She looked down her nose at me and sneered, ‘What lady would take mathematics instead of Latin?’ — Nancy Roman

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Mini who’s who:

Nancy Roman : American Scientist
Born:  May 16, 1925