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In reply to the discussion: Women in science they mysteriously don't teach you about [View all]brooklynite
(94,483 posts)80. UNREC
I don't dispute that Ms. Lamar deserve honor for her scientific accomplishments. But maybe the fact that she was also an actress for 50 years has something to with what people know most about her? Add to that, use of "mysteriously" implies without evidence that there's a concerted effort to hide her (and other women's) scientific skills.
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Well, hell, that's a vanishing population. I've known "computer scientists" who don't know Knuth
Recursion
May 2014
#4
Cosmos has been doing a nice job of highlighting some of the overlooked women in science.
NutmegYankee
May 2014
#9
I have a science curriculum I developed on History of Science that includes women
kmlisle
May 2014
#14
Don't be dismayed. Today, the males aren't taught about, either. Too many "facts" to be "memorized."
WinkyDink
May 2014
#18
When I was a kid mom went to the library with me and told me I would learn to read about
toby jo
May 2014
#28
I would have thought that these days, she is more well known for her scientific contributions
cemaphonic
May 2014
#52