First woman to graduate in Chemistry and Pharmacy

María Griselda Hinojosa Flores

Hello, welcome to blog number 7, today I have to write about someone in my professional field that I admire. It is a difficult issue, since I admire the work of many people, choosing only one is complicated, but I made this decision regarding the social context that is taking place today in my country.

María Griselda Hinojosa Flores, was the first woman to graduate from Chemistry and Pharmacy at the University of Chile. He received his professional title on December 4, 1899. He was born in Copiapó on April 20, 1875. At the beginning of the 20th century, together with Percival Rojas, they led the "Copiapó Botica y Drugstore.

 This was a first step for women to start studying, at that time it was very difficult for women to study because of machismo and the few opportunities they had.

At present, the arrival of feminism that seeks equality is being lived, this woman was the inspiration for many others who also studied chemistry and pharmacy, broke the paradigm that women could not study or were not able. That's why I admire her, for having the courage to overcome the macho prejudices of the time, to get ahead, thanks to this I think that if María studied chemistry and pharmacy, all women could also do it.

The Truth or Feeling Good?

The Truth or Feeling Good?

Hello again, now I will write about whether I prefer the truth or feeling good, in the sense of if I prefer to hide the truth to feel good. I think it's a very philosophical question, but it's something everyday in life. 

I feel that sometimes people can be very false and lie daily to look good and not offend others, I think it's okay to always tell the truth, however painful it may be. I prefer that they always tell me the truth, at least I always go with the truth ahead.

In the same way, it depends on the situation, it can happen that the truth is very painful, but I prefer the truth, in order to overcome it. Only depends on the form of tell the situation.

we need accepting the truth, know ourselves and face prejudices. Sometime we can receive a truth that can hurt us, but that serves to improve, to be able to see in what we are mistaken so as not to make the same mistake again.

These experiences will also help us face more difficult situations, overcome a painful truth can leave many lessons and we can learn to be stronger for the next time we receive some bad news.

Finally, regardless of the degree of the situation, I prefer the truth, it is always better to know, especially of the people who love you around you.