The shoulders we stand on
Written by Jumoke Eniola-Odepe "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has" - Margaret Mead. March is Women's History Month. Rightly so. With over a century-old women's rights movement, women have crossed many rivers to get to where we are today. Over the years, women have fought for the right to vote, equal representation in government, the right to equal pay, and a host of other rights. We, the younger generation of women, are proud to be in this era because of the work that our female forerunners have done {and are doing}. Some of the women who paved the way for us are known; some remain unsung heroes. We knew nothing about the three women mathematicians who worked in NASA as human computers till the 2016 movie "Hidden Figures" brought them to our screen. ...