Upon being  given the opportunity to learn more about Flora Rose and her endeavors here at Cornell, I’d vaguely had an idea of who she was. I knew she had made numerable efforts towards gearing women out of the domesticated sphere and into more integrated fields of work/positions within society, but was unsure of how she did this, nor to what extent did her actions and  those that worked closely with her impact the socio-demographic aspect of Cornell education, forever. Guest speaker, Nel de Muelenaere, was able to beautifully detail Flora Rose’s initiative to provide women with the necessary skillset to not only flourish within their household/familial lives, as mothers and daughters, but as well as in their individual pursuits towards academic success. What truly interested me, was the way in which Flora Rose was able to analyze living situations within  impoverished regions within Belgium, via census data, and create programs within Belgium geared towards improving the health of children within the area. As well as how she applied this knowledge towards improving child-rearing development within local regions. I truly admire how Nel, presented us with several artifacts and relics that allowed us to visualize Flora’s vision towards providing women with a plethora of opportunities to develop themselves, specifically and most importantly on an intellectual level. I also admired the way in which Nel, quickly juxtaposed between french and English dialect, it made her connection to the works of Flora Rose much stronger.