Science and sports?! Nat tells us about Queen of Nuclear Research Chien-Shiung Wu and Cass shares the story of football hall of famer Johnny Bright. Neither of whom attended a Michigan university.

Chien-Shiung Wu
Rachel Ignotofsky’s Chien-Shiung Wu Illustration
Johnny Bright
Bright in Headlines

SOURCES:

Chien-Shiung Wu: NPS.gov, atomicheritage.org, Brown University, Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky

Johnny Bright

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