Female Disruptors: Stories of Mighty Female Scientists

"For the parents whose children had cancer, I couldn't imagine their grief, their fears. I feared for my children and family."

After discovering that children were getting sick and dying from rare cancers in her small town, Mindi Messmer led the charge to uncover environmental issues that were poisoning the drinking water and environment in her town and many others. She exposed the high rates of cancer in her town and across the state. She worked to prevent cancer and chronic disease and hol...