Mamata Pandya
Is it hard to believe that women in science were the torchbearers for many incredible things that happened in our country? In the story of Anna Mani, also known as the Weather Woman, there is brilliance, grit, passion and ambition. Anna Mani spearheaded India’s efforts to manufacture its own weather observation equipment, such as barometers and wind gauges, bringing down their cost but ensuring their reliability and precision. Anna Mani is inspirational in that her quest for knowledge and zeal for discovery needs to be emulated.
Category: Against all odds
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson: Path-breaking Victorian
Mamata Pandya
The Victorian era is considered the golden age of England — an era of peace, prosperity, and progress. However, despite a woman monarch, there was little for women to celebrate as independent individuals. At a time when their role was restricted to domesticity and motherhood, Elizabeth Garret Anderson dared to dream and succeeded in becoming the first woman to practice medicine in the UK. In a month that celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Teacher Plus brings you a new column that will introduce you to trailblazing women in the field of science.