Erased from Science
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Illustration of the Matilda Effect

Further reading — Recommended books

Literature plays a crucial role in rehabilitating forgotten figures. Books like "Women in Science" by Rachel Ignotofsky revive pioneers and document their essential contributions. These works challenge biases, deconstruct the myth of the solitary male genius, and reveal mechanisms that erased women's achievements from scientific history.

Women in Science book cover
Women in Science — Rachel Ignotofsky
Les Découvreuses cover
Les Découvreuses — Annabelle Kremer
Ni vues ni connues cover
Ni vues ni connues — Collectif Georgette Sand

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Seven women whose contributions were overshadowed.

Nicole-Reine Lepaute
1750

Nicole-Reine Lepaute — Astronomy

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Ada Lovelace
1843

Ada Lovelace — Computing

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Alice Ball
1915

Alice Ball — Chemistry

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Lise Meitner
1938

Lise Meitner — Nuclear Physics

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Rosalind Franklin
1952

Rosalind Franklin — Molecular Biology

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Jocelyn Bell Burnell
1967

Jocelyn Bell Burnell — Astrophysics

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Chien-Shiung Wu
1974

Chien-Shiung Wu — Particle Physics

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