Canada 150 Women: Conversations with Leaders, Champions, and Luminaries by Paulina Cameron

Author:Paulina Cameron
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: EVOKE Press
Published: 2017-10-29T04:00:00+00:00

Ann Makosinski

“Canada needs fewer teenagers wasting their time after school—they are the leaders and innovators of tomorrow!”

Birthplace Victoria, BC

What age do you feel 17

Occupation University student and inventor

Book you gift most Of Beetles and Angels by Mawi Asgedom

Favourite drink Ovaltine

Favourite place in Canada Victoria!

If you could have dinner with any woman, alive or dead, who would it be?

I would love to have dinner with Ann-Margret or Greta Garbo, because I’ve admired their talents, skills, and strong personalities for a very long time. And then I would discreetly raid their wardrobes.

What will it take for more girls to go into STEM (or STEAM)?

The education system will have to change drastically. Too often, middle and high schools only offer a science textbook and homework problems to their students. The amazing possibilities of what you can create and invent with science are completely untouched. Each school should hold an afterschool program that encourages students to tinker/invent outside of school time/assignments, and also open their eyes to the science fair world. Yes, there are lots of sports teams and plays you can join after school, but what afterschool program is there for kids interested in science?

I personally feel I grew much more through my science fair experience than through any of the education I had at school. I also made some of my very best friends at science fair and entrepreneurship conferences. It’s really important for the curriculum to offer many more hands-on labs and activities that require students to think outside of the box and innovate, instead of following instructions in a textbook the entire time.

What has become more important and less important to you in the last few years?

My health has become extremely important. In January 2017, I was struck with a post-viral case of encephalitis, which is inflammation of the cerebellum. I couldn’t walk, see, taste, or use my right hand properly for months, and I had to take the semester off to recover. Now I have become much more conscious of what I put into my body and exercising. Worrying about what people think of me or how I dress has become extremely unimportant. I love playing with fashion and wearing funky, weird outfits. I’m my happiest when I’m being myself.

How has your view of feminism changed over your lifetime?

I wasn’t really aware of it when I was younger, but as I’ve gotten older, I’ve grown a large friend circle of strong-willed women who have opened my eyes.

If you were to get a tattoo of one word, what would it be?

“Work.”

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