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These 5 Women Scientists Were “Disruptive”— and We Should Thank Them
“Three things happen when they are in the lab,” Hunt said of women. “You fall in love with them, they fall in love with you, and when you criticize them, they cry.”
Hunt’s sexist remarks are part of a long history of gender discrimination against women in science. Popular 19th- and early 20th-century theories held that women were both biologically and intellectually inferior to men. It was widely believed that women’s generally smaller bodies meant that they had smaller brains than men. Women were also believed to have weaker nervous systems than men, allegedly making them prone to emotional distress and fatigue. These theories contributed to the notion that, rather than in the classroom or workforce, women’s place was in the home, where they could properly channel their energies into reproduction.
Fortunately, many women challenged this sexist ideology. Here are five AAUW founders and early members who overcame severe gender bias and discrimination to become trailblazers in science.
Read more: http://www.aauw.org/2015/06/12/5-disruptive-women-scientists/
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