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Women in STEM (mander.xyz)
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[–] 118 points 2 years ago (2 children)

See also Rosalind Franklin who first discovered DNA's double helix structure (three men later received the Nobel Prize for this finding).

And more examples here.

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  • [–] 74 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Franklin might have won the prize, had she not died 4 years before the prize was awarded. Rules forbid the Nobel being awarded to the deceased.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    True. But it's still three men named in the list of Nobel Prize winners, when a woman first made the actual discoveries. So even if there was no foulplay, it's important to shine a light on women like Franklin.

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