"Her goal: to become a world-renowned biomedical engineer working with scientific societies to improve the role of women in scientific fields and the way scientists and engineers integrate people and society into their work. By 1979, this goal had become a reality.

In her memoirs, esteemed biomedical engineer Monique Frize recalls the events that taught her to overcome obstacles, become more resilient, recognize the importance of mentors and role models, and remain focused on the future. She also speaks of her appreciation of the critical role played by family and friends in maintaining the strength and determination required to succeed — and, above all, to succeed in a man’s world.

Frize fondly remembers her youth in Montreal and in Ottawa, and her marked interest for math and science. Her entry into the world of engineering was both romantic — she met her husband — and tragic. She recounts the prejudice and stereotypes she faced. She pursued a challenging and rewarding international career in a very specialized field at a time when this was still very uncommon for a woman, acceding at the very moment of the tragic Polytechnique massacre to key positions in support of women in science.

These memoirs are sure to inspire young women who have a dream, and more specifically those who wish to enter sciences and engineering." (Book Cover)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Glossary of Acronyms

Foreword by Ruby Heap

Chapitre 1 - Magic Moments: Young Years

Chapitre 2 - The Road to Engineering

Chapitre 3 - Transition from University to the Workplace

Chapitre 4 - My First Engineering Job

Chapitre 5 - A New Beginning

Chapitre 6 - The Road to Recognition

Chapitre 7 - Back to the Loan

Chapitre 8 - Life in the Maritimes

Chapitre 9 - Global Clinic Engineering Outreach

Chapitre 10 - A Period of Ups and Downs in my Career

Chapitre 11 - The Wind of Changes

Chapitre 12 - Striving for Success

Chapitre 13 - A National Chair and Massacre

Chapitre 14 - A Response to the Massacre?

Chapitre 15 - Hitting the Ground Running: Adventures in Academia

Chapitre 16 - A Unique Chair Program

Chapitre 17 - The Road to Feminism: The Message and the Media

Chapitre 18 - Accelerating the Pace

Chapitre 19 - Clinical Engineering Missions in Developing Countries

Chapitre 20 - Incidents of Harrassment and Sexism

Chapitre 21 - Escape and a Time for Renewal

Chapitre 22 - Ottawa-Bound

Chapitre 23 - Research and Grants

Chapitre 24 - Work with the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

Chapitre 25 - Merrickville: An Historical Meeting

Chapitre 26 - INWES: Successes and Negative Experiences

Chapitre 27 - A Battle for Survival

Chapitre 28 - Endings and Beginnings

Chapitre 29 - Life after Retirement, or a Permanent Sabbatical?

Chapitre 30 Winding Down... Sort of

Appendix 1: My Legacy: Books and Articles

Appendix 2: Chronology

Appendix 3: Excerpt of a December 6 Speech by the Author