Six months later, Ms. Benjamin has proved that a little girl’s pen is truly mightier than a LEGO pirate cutlass. Her viral letter has been at the center of a groundswell of public opinion that finally spurred LEGO to release its new Research Institute playset, which includes a paleontologist, an astronomer, and a chemist, all of whom are women. The playset, as ThinkProgress notes, will undoubtedly help young girls dream of future careers in traditionally male-dominated STEM fields. And, if the paleontologist, astronomer, and chemist join forces, they might also fulfill my own lost girlhood dream of building a real-life Jurassic Park on the moon.
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