Tuesday, February 4, 2014

January 2014 - Nancy Sharpless - Bee's Knees

Nancy Sharpless

Nansi Sharpless was born on October 11, 1932.  When she was 14 years old she came down with meningitis which caused her to become deaf.  She attended Oberlin College where she struggled, but she had a friend that took notes for her.  She graduated with her bachelor's degree in Zoology in 1954.  She continued her education at Wayne State University where she got her doctoral degree.  She started working at Albert Einstein's College of Medicine where she studied the chemicals of the brain and mental disorders.  Sharpless wanted to help people with mental disorder.  She worked in The Department of Psychiatry at Albert Einstein's College of Medicine on October 9, 1987.  She was remembered in the scientific community because she was deaf.


The Drink:

Bee's Knees

1 1/2 oz. gin
1 tsp. honey
1 tsp. fresh lemon juice

No notes, as it was the last drink, and we've had this one before.  HERE

From the "Deaf Women" theme hosted by

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