Maria
Goeppert-
Mayer

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During the twentieth century women have made exponential strides towards equality with men. More and more women are taking traditional male jobs such as doctors, lawyers and scientists. One notable woman was Maria Goeppert-Mayer. She lived from 1906 -1972. From the time she was a little girl up to her death she struggled to find acceptance in the male dominated world of science. In her own quiet way she achieved scientific greatness, however it is unfortunate that her accomplishments are not well known. Goeppert-Mayer was a Nobel Prize winning physicists who did not give up on her dream to become a scientist merely because she was a female.

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