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[ogeecircleman]

The Forgotten Women Who Changed Science

🌒 IntroductionFor centuries, the history of science has been told with a single face — a male one. N

https://www.myscrappydays.com/news.php?slug=forgotten-women-scientists For centuries, the history of science has been told with a single face — a male one. Newton, Einstein, Galileo, Tesla. Names carved into collective memory. And yet, behind every discovery, every intellectual revolution, there was often another figure hidden in the shadows — a woman, a brilliant mind erased by time or, worse, deliberately ignored. Today, in the 21st century, the rediscovery of these forgotten scientists is finally rewriting the narrative. #Womeninscience #Forgottenscientists #Historyofscience #Femaleresearchers #MatildaEffect

[math-science-history]

In 1870 Matilda Joslyn Gage published her tract "Woman as Inventor." This pamphlet listed many women in science who went unnoticed while their male counterparts received accolades. Even this year, not one woman received a Nobel in science or medicine. This podcast names the many women who deserved scientific accolades for their contributions to science. And, it lists several things we can do to fix the Matilda Effect!

If you would like to read more about the Matilda Effect and several tremendous women in science, you can read more at https://www.mathsciencehistory.com

[missunderstoodg]

Matilda effect...

Matilda effect…

In 1993, Margaret Rossiter coined a term for the forgotten women in science and, more generally, academia: The Matilda Effect. There was a pattern throughout history, she argued, of women who, when compared to men, failed to receive equal recognition or reputation for equal scientific achievement. These are the women whose names have been relegated to footnotes, or whose accomplishments have been…

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