Celebrating Women Scientists
Today is Ada Lovelace Day so in the spirit of the day I'm sharing some inspirational history. In spite of the fact that neither of us now work as scientists I'd like to dedicate this Ada Lovelace Day blog post to Dr Yvonne Beale and the exhibition that wouldn't have existed without her. Back in 2002, Yvonne and I were members of Edinburgh Women's Science Forum (EWSF). I had been a member and an office bearer for over ten years and met Yvonne a couple of years earlier at Orkney Science Festival. She came to Edinburgh to study for a PhD in genetics and got involved in EWSF activities. Although there is still a need for groups like EWSF, this particular organisation seemed to have reached the end of its natural life span but Yvonne inspired me and the rest of the group to create a small legacy before closed down fully. We proposed to spend our remaining funds on a flexible exhibition that could easily travel to different locations for a few years after we wound up.