Her postcranial remains were found too- she was the most complete Australopithecus found at the time Johansen and his team discovered her in Ethiopia. I read Donald Johansen’s book as a 12 year old girl and wanted to be a paloanthropologist after that. Unfortunately, I do not have the math or science skills that would have required… I could have, however, if my life choices hadn’t been so cruelly and misogynistically robbed from me, have earned a PhD in cultural anthropology. That would have led to a MUCH more fulfilling life than the life I actually live and have lived since the age of 24-I was born in 1985… hope no one else’s life is as disappointing as mine. Sincerely Leisl Schutte
Hello Leisl, I think you should be very proud of what you have already accomplished in your life by getting your PhD. You must have smarts to do that. Events in my life have also kept me from establishing a career in a scientific discipline that I believe would have satisfied me greatly. Nevertheless, I went back to school later in life and now enjoy learning as much as I can about what it is to be human (by taking courses in the social sciences). One of my interests is also in anthropology and I did eventually get my BA in that discipline. Unlike the physical sciences which require calculus and physics courses, I never got the impression that paleoanthropology involved advanced math. If you were born in 1985, you are still quite young and I believe you still have lots of time to pursue a career in paleoanthropology or other area of your choosing. Wishing you nothing but the best.
Her postcranial remains were found too- she was the most complete Australopithecus found at the time Johansen and his team discovered her in Ethiopia. I read Donald Johansen’s book as a 12 year old girl and wanted to be a paloanthropologist after that. Unfortunately, I do not have the math or science skills that would have required… I could have, however, if my life choices hadn’t been so cruelly and misogynistically robbed from me, have earned a PhD in cultural anthropology. That would have led to a MUCH more fulfilling life than the life I actually live and have lived since the age of 24-I was born in 1985… hope no one else’s life is as disappointing as mine. Sincerely Leisl Schutte
Hello Leisl, I think you should be very proud of what you have already accomplished in your life by getting your PhD. You must have smarts to do that. Events in my life have also kept me from establishing a career in a scientific discipline that I believe would have satisfied me greatly. Nevertheless, I went back to school later in life and now enjoy learning as much as I can about what it is to be human (by taking courses in the social sciences). One of my interests is also in anthropology and I did eventually get my BA in that discipline. Unlike the physical sciences which require calculus and physics courses, I never got the impression that paleoanthropology involved advanced math. If you were born in 1985, you are still quite young and I believe you still have lots of time to pursue a career in paleoanthropology or other area of your choosing. Wishing you nothing but the best.
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