Her Ruby Shoe Moment Ynes Mexia stood on the deck of a steamer ship pulling into the port of Sinaloa, Mexico. It was a beautiful September day in 1926, and it had been a long trip from her home in San Francisco. Ynes was anxious to begin her first solo adventure as a botanist. At age 56, Ynes was … Read More
Mary Golda Ross
Her Ruby Shoe Moment Mary Golda Ross looked up from her desk at Lockheed Missiles & Space and saw it was nearly 11:00 p.m. She was working late again on the complex calculations required for two spacecraft to successfully meet up in outer space in preparation for Gemini XII, NASA’s last Gemini Project mission. Mary was tired, but happy. She … Read More
Rachel Carson
When she published her book, Silent Spring, she had no idea that she would inspire so many people with her gift for explaining complicated concepts in an accessible and fascinating way. Her description of the web of life that surrounds us and the impact of human actions grabbed the attention of the nation. It became a best seller and proved that one book can change the planet for the better. Head back to 1963 and meet “the Mother of the Modern Environmental Movement,†Rachel Carson…