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I wrote a book. It’s called Drystone – A Life Rebuilt.
If you like:
Non-Fiction (but make it literary)
Stone (but as metaphor too)
Feminism (but quiet and feral)
Men (but as minor characters)
Land (but not romanticised)
Motherhood (but honest)
Then congratulations, this very good book is for you.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/drysto…
#Books #Bookstodon #Scotland #Women #Writing #WritingCommunity #Nature
Latest comic: Critics to ignore
#uspol #elections #2024election #kamala #KamalaHarris #women #gender #comic #cartoon #media
I just finished putting together a Wikipedia article on plant biologist Mary Clutter, who was so instrumental in determining mechanisms for gene regulation and expression through her work with plant hormones.
She also was one of the foremost scientists involved in expanding opportunities for women scientists in the latter half of the 20th century, including getting them the recognition they deserved for their accomplishments.
The "Lost Women of Science" podcast just did a 2 part episode about her, part of their "Lost Women of the Manhattan Project" series.
(transcripts available)
Part 1: lostwomenofscience.org/season-…
Part 2: lostwomenofscience.org/season-…
#Science #History #Women #Podcast #ManhattanProject
Why Did Lise Meitner Never Receive the Nobel Prize for Splitting the Atom?
New translations of Meitner’s letters show that antisemitism before and after World War II robbed Meitner of the 1944 Nobel Prize that went to her long-time collaborator chemist Otto Hahn.www.lostwomenofscience.org
This excellent illustration, “The hostile obstacle course that #women & BIPOC have to endure in academia” is making the rounds again & it’s always worth resharing.
Also, this applies to far, far more than careers in #science. nature.com/articles/s41561-021…
Scientists from historically excluded groups face a hostile obstacle course - Nature Geoscience
Inclusive and equitable geoscience requires identification and removal of structural barriers to participation. Replacing the leaky pipeline metaphor with that of a hostile obstacle course demands that those with power take the lead.Nature
Born in the late 1800s, Dr. Inez Beverly Prosser became the first Black woman to earn a PhD in psychology.
Her dissertation on school integration concluded that Black children in integrated schools had a harder time — a controversial finding before Brown v. Board of Ed.
Dr. Prosser also helped several Black students receive funding for college. Tragically, she passed away just one year after earning her PhD at ~38 in a car accident. apa.org/monitor/2008/11/prosse… #HistoryRemix #women #science
America's first black female psychologist
Despite the odds, Inez Beverly Prosser earned her doctorate in psychology 75 years ago and went on to do historic work, though her life was abruptly cut short.https://www.apa.org
"Our recommendation to anyone interested not just in helping #women succeed, but helping society prosper & evolve & driving social & economic progress, is to stop applying sexist criticisms to women & apply useful criticisms to change the behavior of arrogant & overconfident men…who have long led the system & status quo."
hbr.org/2022/04/stop-criticizi…
Stop Criticizing Women and Start Questioning Men Instead
Anyone who’s genuinely interested not just in helping women succeed, but also in helping society prosper and evolve — driving social and economic progress for everyone — should stop applying sexist criticisms to women, and start applying useful criti…Harvard Business Review
Beatrice ‘Tilly’ Shilling was born in 1909 in Hampshire. She became an aeronautical engineer & daredevil motorcycle racer.
In 1936, Shilling joined The Royal Aircraft Establishment. 5 yrs later, she led a team that designed a device to prevent Merlin plane engines from stalling during flight, which helped the Allies win WWII.
Shilling was also the 2nd woman to earn a Brooklands Gold Star for lapping the track at >100mph. wes.org.uk/sites/default/files… #HistoryRemix #science #history #women
This chart shows the percentage of female employees at big #tech companies (based on self-reported figures in 2021).
The percentages of #women specifically doing tech jobs is lower, given they make up <25% of those positions.
With the recent departure of visible female leaders in companies like Meta & YouTube (replaced by men), I’ve been wondering whether there are any women left in top roles at major tech companies.
I’m genuinely curious bc I can’t think of any. If not, why?
As of March 2023, 72 #women have flown in #space.
Of these, 44 have worked on the International Space Station as long-duration expedition crewmembers, as visitors on space shuttle assembly flights, or as space flight participants on short-duration missions.
Learn more about these inspiring pioneers from around the world: nasa.gov/feature/womens-histor… #science #history #HistoryRemix
Women's History Month 2023: Celebrating Women Astronauts
As of March 2023, 72 women have flown in space. Of these, 44 have worked on the International Space Station as long-duration expedition crewmembers, as visitors on space shuttle assembly flights, or as space flight participants on short-duration miss…Kelli Mars (NASA)
Fission is in the news, but few recognize that a woman physicist was behind the discovery.
Lise Meitner’s brilliance led to the discovery of nuclear fission. But her long time collaborator Otto Hahn, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry w/o her in 1944, even though she had given the first theoretical explanation.
Albert Einstein called Meitner “our Marie Curie." She also adamantly refused to work on the atomic bomb during WWII. aps.org/publications/apsnews/2… #women #history #science #HistoryRemix
Rosalind Franklin’s research was crucial to discovering DNA’s double helix structure 🧬 but it was James Watson & Francis Crick who received the credit & Nobel Prize.
Unknown to Franklin, the pair saw her unpublished data & X-ray diffraction images, inspiring their model. They never acknowledged her contribution until after her death.
How many discoveries & innovations of #women do we attribute to the men who took credit for their ideas?
theconversation.com/sexism-pus… #history #science #HistoryRemix
Sexism pushed Rosalind Franklin toward the scientific sidelines during her short life, but her work still shines on her 100th birthday
Franklin was born a century ago, and her X-ray crystallography work crucially contributed to determining the structure of DNA.The Conversation
For those who want to learn more check out this 2-part Shortwave podcast:
Part 1: npr.org/2022/03/09/1085428338/…
Part 2: npr.org/2022/03/09/1085434443/…
#women #art #plantstodon #gardening
“If current trends continue, women & men will be equally represented in the field of biology in 2069. In physics, math & engineering, women should not expect to reach parity for more than a century.“
“The data show that women are systematically denied the chief currencies of scientific credit: publications & citations.”
hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?is… #women #science #books
Equity for Women in Science — Cassidy R. Sugimoto, Vincent Larivière
Equity for Women in Science is the first large-scale empirical study of the global gender gap in science.www.hup.harvard.edu
Did you know Monopoly was invented by a woman named Elizabeth Magie in 1903?
Originally ‘The Landlord’s Game,’ it was designed as a protest against the big monopolists like Carnegie & Rockefeller.
But it was Charles Darrow, an unemployed salesman, who eventually sold it to Parker Brothers after playing a version.
Parker Brothers credited Monopoly with saving their company. Magie died in 1948 without recognition. Darrow became very wealthy & his legend lives on. #history #women #HistoryRemix
