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BY
BYLINE
HEATHER WAX
BYLINE

As Good as Gold
FULTON FOCUSES ON
ENCOURAGING
YOUNG WOMEN

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This past summer, Laura Beth Fulton received the Girl Scout Gold Award-
known as the "highest and most prestigious" award in Girl Scouting-for a
project she called "Science for Success." Fulton is a 15-year-old high school
student living in Bargaintown, New Jersey, and she started the project by
interviewing and filming women in the region who have careers in the sciences. In all, she talked with about 20 scientists in various fields, singling
engineering out for special attention because she had heard that only 7% of
practicing engineers in the United States are female. She asked the women
about their careers and interests, what inspired them, and what advice they
would give to younger girls pursuing the sciences. Then she used
their responses to make a video, which she shared with girls
in her community at a public event that also included displays, handouts, and a question-and-answer session with
some of the women in the film. More than 50 people
showed up. It was a hit.
"The sciences had a significant impact on my life
so I wanted to encourage younger girls to go into the
sciences if that's what they wanted to do," says Fulton,
who continues to speak about her project at schools,
churches, and professional organizations like Phi Delta

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