Woman in Engineering: Memoirs of a Trailblazer. an Autobiography by Monique (Aubry) Frize (Biographies and Memoirs) - Softcover

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Her goal: to become a world-renowned biomedical engineer. workingwith scientific societies to improve the role of women in scientific fields andthe way scientists and engineers integrate people and society into their work.By 1979, this goal had become a reality.

In her memoirs, acclaimed biomedical engineer Monique Frize, recalls theevents in her life that taught her to overcome obstacles, become moreresilient, to recognize the importance of mentors and role models and remainfocused on the future, to recognize the critical role played by family andfriends in maintaining the strength and determination required to succeed. Andto succeeding in a man’s world.

Frize fondly remembers her youth in Montreal and in Ottawa, includingher marked interest for math and science. Her entry into the world ofengineering was both romantic – she met her husband – and tragic. She facedprejudice and stereotypes, which she ultimately overcame. She reconciled familyand work life, pursuing a challenging and rewarding international career in avery specialized field at a time when this was still very uncommon for a woman.And she relives the tragic Polytechnique massacre.

These memoirs are sure to inspire young women who have a dream, andmore specifically those who wish to enter sciences and engineering.

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