A story from last year, but worth reading. I little girl was teased a lot at school because of her love of bugs. She was called “weird” and her love of bugs “gross”. Her desperate mother wrote to entomologists asking if there was someone who could just send her a note of encouragement.
She got so much more than that.
The outpouring of support, especially from many female entomologists all around the world, really has made a difference in Sophia’s life. She now has more confidence to pursue her passion. Best of all, she’s even managed to change the minds of her peers at school…”Now I have a microscope somebody sent to me, and when I bring it to school, the kids in my school, whenever they find a bug they come and tell me and say ‘Sophia, Sophia, we found a bug!'”
