I have been reading Blanche Wiesen Cooke's (sp?) biography of
Eleanor Roosevelt. In 1936, ER said the following to
women considering "public life"; these
are appropriate to women seeking influence in science
as well.
“You cannot take anything personally. You cannot bear grudges.
You must finish the day’s work when the day’s work is done.
You cannot get discouraged too easily. You have to take
defeat over and over again and pick up and go on. Be sure of
your facts. Argue the other side with a friend until you have
found the answer to every point which might be
brought up against you. Women who are willing to be
leaders must stand out and be shot at. More and more
they are going to do it, and more and more they
should do it.”
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-susan
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The Salk Institute, La Jolla CA
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