Rosalind Looked Closer: An Unsung Hero of Molecular Science
Eight year old Rosalind loved playing in Kensington Gardens with her brothers She hunted for butterflies and collected interesting plants Then she brought them inside to look closer at them with her microscope 6
Most people in 1920s London didn’t think girls should do those things Girls were supposed to wear pretty dresses or plant flowers When I grow up I want to become a scientist Rosalind said Girls can’t be scientists her father told her Girls can do anything her mother said
