Lego To Produce Three Box Sets Featuring Female Scientists

vossman77 writes: 'According to the Chicago Tribune, "Lego will produce a limited-edition box set called Research Institute, featuring three female scientists in the act of learning more about our world and beyond." The concept received 10,000 supporters on the LEGO ideas site. Creator Ellen Kooijman writes in a blog post, "As a female scientist I had noticed two things about the available Lego sets: a skewed male/female minifigure ratio and a rather stereotypical representation of the available female figures. It seemed logical that I would suggest a small set of female mini-figures in interesting professions to make our Lego city communities more diverse." LEGO says, "The final design, pricing and availability are still being worked out, but it's on track to be released August 2014."'

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Re: Madame Curie

[CRCulver]

Marie SkÃ...odowska-Curie was Polish. Her friends and family called her Panni as opposed to Madame.

This is an inappropriate nitpick. For one, the Polish word is pani. Two, her husband was a Frenchman, as was nearly her entire social circle from the age of 24 to the end of her life. While Curie did teach her children Polish and retain some ties with her country of origin, "Madame" is an entirely appropriate appelation for this woman who did all her life's work in France, became a French citizen, and served the French state and army.