Mary Virginia Orna: ‘It felt like I was coming home to something I never knew existed’
By 
Julia Robinson2024-11-29T09:45:00
The 90-year-old colour chemist on overcoming discrimination and the three loves of her life; Latin, chemistry and Italian opera
When I was 10 years old, my younger brother received a chemistry set for Christmas, and I received a doll (chemistry sets were not normally gifted to girls in the 1930s). This upset me very much – I grabbed the chemistry set, went off to my room and started to explore the mysteries and wonders of it.