A lovely young woman in San Antonio circa 1900.

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Mary Earle Scottish-born New Zealand food technologist. 1st female faculty member of university engineering dept in NZ when joined @ Massey University food tech dept in 1965. 1992 full professor w personal chair 1st in uni's technology faculty. b. #OTD 20 Oct 1929 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Earle

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On this day in 1941, a 29 year old Polish man perished in Auschwitz after being incarcerated for 1 year, 2 months and 15 days. Before being imprisoned he was a chemist. His name was Zdzisław Berkan Please support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social

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21 October 1938 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Roza Elisabeth, van Coevorden was born in Rotterdam. In August 1942 she was deported to Auschwitz with her mother Mathilda. They were both murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. - Gas chambers and crematoria at Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

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20 October 1902 | A Pole, Tadeusz Kielanowski, was born in Warsaw. An engineer, chemist. In #Auschwitz from 12 August 1941. No. 20045 He was shot in the camp on 14 June 1942. --- Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

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