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Chapter 261 Who says women are inferior to men
“Of course it’s true. She saw a child about your age crying and making a fuss outside, and she shook her head and said, ‘My Yali is much better. She wouldn’t cry or bother her mother over something like this.’” Song Yanchu imitated Ting Nan’s tone.
Yali quickly wiped away her tears. "Yes, Uncle, I rarely cry."
"Yes, I know, and your sister knows too! You and your sister are both wonderful, both are 'good kids from other people's families'." Song Yanchu affirmed, putting her and her sister together.
These children of the Song family, if you say they are happy, then the three siblings, Tingnan and her brother, did not enjoy normal maternal love, and the three siblings, Yali and her brother, were born without a father; if you say they are unhappy, then they met benefactors, with Zuo Jinyue and Jiang Qianqian in literature, and Gao Haoran, their master in martial arts, and the elders in their family pieced together enough love for them.
Song Yanchu thought to himself: These children have learned a lot, so I'll say a few more words. I hope they can help each other with Tingnan in the future.
"Yali, you said you want to change your name? Are you envious that your brothers all have the character 'Ming' in their names, but you don't?" Song Yanchu asked another question.
"Yeah, why should we?" Song Yali said angrily.
"Hehehe, Yali, you're not the first person to ask this question, are you?"
"Really? Who else, Uncle? Tell me quickly!"
Song Yanchu patted Yali's head. This child looks a lot like her mother, elegant and beautiful, with a pair of round, watery eyes. She mustn't be raised to be as selfish and self-serving as her father.
Have you ever heard of 'Madame Curie'?
Song Yali nodded. She had heard her brothers read Marie Curie's story after she discovered radium and won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
"But many people don't know that Madame Curie's name was 'Maria'. Today I'm talking to you about 'China's Madame Curie'. She was the wife of physicist Qian Sanqiang, but she didn't want people to call her 'Mrs. Qian'. Her name 'He Zehui' was also something she fought for herself."
"really?"
"Yes, little He Zehui discovered that the men in her generation all had the character 'Ze' in their names, such as her eldest brother, He Zeming; while the girls all had the character 'Zhen' in their names, such as her eldest sister, He Yizhen. Little He Zehui was very indignant and protested: Boys and girls are the same, why can't the girls in the family use the character 'Ze'? I want to use the character 'Ze'! In the end, her protest succeeded, and she indeed used the character 'Ze' that was only used by the men in the family at that time, naming herself 'He Zehui'."
"She's amazing!"
"Yes, so it's not wrong for you to try to use the character 'Ming'! But Yali, think about it, how do I know that He Zehui was making a fuss about changing her name when she was little? She's not my neighbor."
"Uncle, isn't she amazing?"
"Yali is so smart, she thought of it right away. He Zehui is the 'Chinese Madame Curie'. I also learned about her childhood from a book."
He Zehui's strong will isn't just about fighting for a name; she insists on gender equality and proves it through her actions and abilities.
He Zehui played an indispensable role in the discovery of uranium ternary and quaternary fission. Her colleagues and students respectfully called her "Engineer He," and she became known as "He Zehui" independently.
Song Yali said earnestly, "I want to learn from He Zehui! Uncle, you know so much, please tell me more about other amazing female celebrities."
"Great, there's plenty more. 'Who says women are inferior to men?' is not just a slogan. In 1930, Wang Chengshu, the only female student in the Physics Department of Yenching University, graduated first in her class, surpassing all the male students. Two years later, she earned a master's degree in physics."
After getting married, she applied to study in the United States with her husband for the sake of her career. At the University of Michigan, she encountered many setbacks because she was a married woman. However, she was stubborn and unyielding. In the end, with her extraordinary talent, she was admitted to the most authoritative physicist, Professor Uhlenbeck, who made an exception for her.
After returning to China upon completing her studies, she prioritized the overall situation and decisively followed arrangements. She changed her research direction several times without complaint, making significant contributions to gas dynamics and uranium isotope separation.
“‘Who says women are inferior to men?’ Wang Chengshu, Uncle, I’ll remember her!” Song Yali’s eyes lit up. “Uncle, does Wang Chengshu’s husband support her dedication to her career?”