As the scientific patriarchy has prevailed for centuries, few women were deemed intelligent enough to be incorporated into the domain of science, leaving it dominated by men.
SEXISM THROUGHOUT MODERN SCIENCE
"The female is a female by virtue of a certain lack of qualities;
we should regard the female nature as afflicted with a
natural defectiveness."
- Aristotle, scientist and philosopher, 347 BC
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{Wikipedia, 2014; Biography, 2010; Wikipedia, 2009; Wikipedia, 2012; Wikipedia, n.d.; Christianity Today, 2010}
All these men from different time periods are pioneers in their respective fields of science. Yet, the world has seldom heard of women catalyzing a scientific movement.
WOMEN IN SCIENCE:
FIGHTING FOR EQUALITY
"They have made the mink coat, not the lab coat, our symbol of success. They’ve praised beauty, not brains. They’ve emphasized leisure time, not hard work and originality. As a result, today’s schoolgirl thinks it far more exciting to serve tea on an airplane than to foam a new lightweight plastic in the laboratory."
-Betty Lou Raskin, chemist, 1958
MARGINALIZED AND UNDERESTIMATED:
WOMEN SCIENTISTS BEFORE GOODALL
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{Sciencesoup, 1939; Canteen Girl Organization, 1934; Stanford University, 1962; Nature, 1966; DNAftb, 1904; News Source Today, 1970}