Skeeter in the movie,The Help, is a tenacious young women writing about discrimination against African Americans at a time when racism was common and most white women did not work.
During World War I, Marie Curie, with help from her daughter Irene, worked to develop the use of X-radioactivity, including the mobile units which came to be known as 'Little Curies’, used to treat wounded soldiers.
While Pierre devoted himself to the physical study of the new radiations, Marie struggled to obtain pure radium in the metallic state. This was achieved with the help of the chemist Andre-Louis Debierne, Pierre's pupil.
From her earnings Marie was able to finance her sister Bronia's medical studies in Paris, on the understanding that Bronia would, in turn, later help her to get an education.
Rolling robots are helping to make cultural experiences accessible to disabled people. As the robots get more rugged and have more robust connectivity, they could even be used for visitors to explore national parks.