Although scientists like Marie Curie are familiar to us, it is because her discoveries are so significant that they cannot be easily replaced. Don't think that because we know Mrs. Curie, we can prove that modern female scientists have the same status as men, in fact it is far from the case. There are at least 7 female scientists who are not as respected as their discoveries.
Alice Ball
Alice Ball was born in Seattle, USA in 1892. She died very young, only 24 years old. But in these short 24 years, she has overcome many obstacles and created miracles.
Alice Ball studied chemistry at the University of Hawaii, where she became the first woman and the first black American to graduate with a master's degree.
Her greatest contribution was the extraction of an injectable oil extract, which was the most effective drug for treating leprosy patients before 1940. However, she died of illness before the results of her research were made public. So it was not until 90 years later that the University of Hawaii finally recognized her scientific contributions and designated February 29 as "Alice Ball Day".
Maria Merian
Merian, who was born in the mid-17th century, was German. Her greatest hobby is studying insects. But she is not only a naturalist scholar, an entomologist, she is also a painter. The insects she painted are lifelike and highly praised by later generations.
In 1699, she took her daughter to Suriname in South America alone to observe the biological forms there. Her behavior was typical deviant at the time and was condemned by the world. But when she came back two years later, she drew a book "Atlas of Insect Metamorphosis in Suriname". Even so, scientists still selectively ignore her achievements. The first is that insects were considered an inferior subject at the time, and the second is that her book is in German, while the designated language of science at the time was Latin. (There are also stereotyped essays in the West?)
Alice Ball was born in Seattle, USA in 1892. She died very young, only 24 years old. But in these short 24 years, she has overcome many obstacles and created miracles.
Alice Ball studied chemistry at the University of Hawaii, where she became the first woman and the first black American to graduate with a master's degree.
Her greatest contribution was the extraction of an injectable oil extract, which was the most effective drug for treating leprosy patients before 1940. However, she died of illness before the results of her research were made public. So it was not until 90 years later that the University of Hawaii finally recognized her scientific contributions and designated February 29 as "Alice Ball Day".
Maria Merian
Merian, who was born in the mid-17th century, was German. Her greatest hobby is studying insects. But she is not only a naturalist scholar, an entomologist, she is also a painter. The insects she painted are lifelike and highly praised by later generations.
In 1699, she took her daughter to Suriname in South America alone to observe the biological forms there. Her behavior was typical deviant at the time and was condemned by the world. But when she came back two years later, she drew a book "Atlas of Insect Metamorphosis in Suriname". Even so, scientists still selectively ignore her achievements. The first is that insects were considered an inferior subject at the time, and the second is that her book is in German, while the designated language of science at the time was Latin. (There are also stereotyped essays in the West?)
Mary Anning
Mary Anning, born in England in 1799, is a magical woman. When she was a child, four people were struck by lightning, and only she survived. She discovered the first complete ichthyosaur fossil at the age of 12, the first plesiosaur fossil at the age of 22, and the first complete pterosaur fossil at the age of 29. Her discoveries laid the foundation for Darwin's theory of evolution.
Even so, simply because she is a woman, she was not able to participate in the research project and was not eligible to join the Geological Society of London. She died in 1846, and on her deathbed she was made an "Honorary Member" of the Physical Society of London.
Nettie Stevens
Stevens was born in 1861. In 1905, she discovered the genetic mechanism of sex coloring for the first time, solved the mystery of sex, and named it Y chromosome. But at the same time, her colleague, the eminent geneticist Wilson, made similar independent discoveries, and the credit was given to Wilson, mostly because Stevens was a woman.
So her achievements were not known for a long time.
Mary Anning, born in England in 1799, is a magical woman. When she was a child, four people were struck by lightning, and only she survived. She discovered the first complete ichthyosaur fossil at the age of 12, the first plesiosaur fossil at the age of 22, and the first complete pterosaur fossil at the age of 29. Her discoveries laid the foundation for Darwin's theory of evolution.
Even so, simply because she is a woman, she was not able to participate in the research project and was not eligible to join the Geological Society of London. She died in 1846, and on her deathbed she was made an "Honorary Member" of the Physical Society of London.
Nettie Stevens
Stevens was born in 1861. In 1905, she discovered the genetic mechanism of sex coloring for the first time, solved the mystery of sex, and named it Y chromosome. But at the same time, her colleague, the eminent geneticist Wilson, made similar independent discoveries, and the credit was given to Wilson, mostly because Stevens was a woman.
So her achievements were not known for a long time.
