There were not many women in the science field when this picture was actually happening, but the woman scientist in this picture is the best in her class.  Right now, she is proving something in the lab about the way two chemicals react together, and trying to figure out their atomic structures by their reactivates with one another.  The other woman in the picture is the professor.  She watches the young student, with so much potential and promise, and remembers back in the day when she was studying to become a chemist.  The young student reminds her of herself and she wants to push her academically and help foster her intellectual development.  One day, the young scientist will find a way to cure a new disease, and the professor will be prouder than ever about her choice to become a scientist.
