Have you ever read A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’engle? It was one of my favorite books growing up. But one thing in particular struck me when I picked it up recently. Mrs. Murry, mother of Meg, the twins, and Charles Wallace, is a microbiologist. She has two doctorates, in biology and bacteriology. And she is called “Mrs.”! It’s not a gender thing because her husband, a physicist, is called “Mr. Murry.” Anyway, it’s something I noticed and I like it. It feels warm to me.
