Robert Boyle
First latter-day chemist Robert Boyle,
never immune to laboratory toil,
practical laws on volume and pressure,
inherited as a science world treasure
Svante Arrhenius
The bright Swedish type named Arrhenius,
was renowned for his passionate genius,
in the physics and chemistry realm,
do his practical concepts still overwhelm
Dorothy Hodgkin
Nobel prize winner Dorothy Hodgkin,
her superior mind stoked invention,
advancing technique of x-rays,
biology structures forever amaze
Irene Joliot-Curie
Elder offspring of Marie-Curie,
whose breakthrough would stun a grand jury,
induced radiation, her husband and she,
bombarded a nucleus, grateful are we
Alice Ball
Proud nerve ailments sage Alice Ball,
whose leprosy tract I duly recall,
first African US Hawain school graduate,
awarded a master’s for “Method” immaculate
The contributions of women are sometimes overlooked
But where would we be without the contributions of Katherine Johnson
In the 60's she did finely tune
The mathematical calculations that sent men to the moon
Marie Curie was excellent in physics and chemistry
She discovered two new elements
And won the Nobel price twice
For her brilliance and sacrifice
Elizabeth G. Anderson was the first female doctor in England
A historic feat in any land
She paved the way for the women that followed
And was also England's first female mayor
The molecular structure of DNA, RNA, and viruses
was discovered by British chemist Rosalind Franklin
She made great contributions in the science
Her vital contributions can never be denied
We honor all these women for the contributions they made
And they deserve the highest accolades
3-29-2022
TRIBUTE TO WOMEN Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Beata Agustin
Nothing in life is to be feared.
It is only to be understood.
Marie Curie
Everything beyond death is to become loved.
We are only to be ego-identity stood under
as also eco-seated over.
NotNot Madame Curie
Being First Isn't Always Best
By Elton Camp
Unkind words the winner may choose
“Second place only means to lose.”
So many things are cast as a race
Be first, or it’s scorn that you face
Who was second the fly the Atlantic solo?
There’s an excellent chance you don’t know
Who was the second man on the moon?
For him, Armstrong got there too soon
Who was second in the presidential race?
Very soon we forget his name or his face
For Marie Curie, first with radiation thrilled her
But caution she didn’t realize and it killed her
I will guess that the first man going to Mars
Will remain dead forever among the stars
The early bird the choice worm will please
It is the second mouse that gets the cheese
Marie Curie, the radiant,
In wits and style above the gradient.
Declared she that wigs would be "in"
Along with glowing skin.
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