Redefining female Contributions: Women in Science Proud to Ignore

The Struggle for Recognition: Rosalind Franklin’s Story

She decoded the structure of DNA – then it was stolen

Biochemist Dr. Rosalind Franklin had a breakthrough moment in 1952 when she produced an X-ray photograph that clearly showed the double-helical structure of DNA. This crucial piece of data was stolen by Maurice Wilkins, who passed it on to James Watson and Francis Crick. Ten years later, Watson, Crick, and Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine, while Franklin’s role went unacknowledged.

The unnamed yet worrying pattern evidently did not assay Franklin’s groundbreaking work and what happened to her is a tracherous reminder of how scientific advancements made by women are often attributed to men.

Unfortunately, the gender discrimination insinuates that Rosalind Franklin spent most of her scientific career feeling like she was an outsider and thus her name did not stand for a groundbreaking discovery.

Did you know?
In 1968, James Watson’s autobiography revealed the injustice done to Rosalind Franklin, describing how her data was used without her consent. Watson attributed the success of his and Crick’s work to the stolen data.

Lise Meitner: The Forgotten Pioneer of Nuclear Energy

In 1938, the eminent physicist Lise Meitner fled Nazi Germany, leaving behind a career tarnished by ‘Aryan-control’
her contribution in nuclear fission science was detected from her work and endowed Otto Hahn with the Nobel prize leaving Meitner disodium.

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Rosalind Franklin was in an enormous balancing contradiction of being a Jew and a woman. Lise Meitner’s contribution was declassified but the Nobel merit was given to her male colleagues for her indurate work. Even in those circumstances and traversing still with her colleague Otto Hahn in Sweden, she did not get any accreditation for her efforts.

Jocelyn Bell Burnell: The Unsung Heroine of Astrophysics

Push Through Her Limitations

In 1967, astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell made a groundbreaking discovery at the University of Cambridge: the first pulsar. She noted the discovery but had to hand it to her male colleagues who stood before the press marveling their work while they turned her discoveries into praise for men.

In 1974, Antony Hewish and Martin Ryle were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of pulsars and a valid dictate of the pulsar. He established pulsing radio emissions from distant neutron stars.

Ryle’s radio telescope was essentially utilized and Hewish was lauded for his theoretical understanding of her gender while there was any substance to Jocelyn’s singular and veritable discovery.

Disregarded Discovery

The global scientific community finally recognized her contribution in 2018, when she was awarded the Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics and donated the entire reward to establish the Institute of Physics.

There are several reasons why these exceptional women were deprived of their due recognition.

Incorrect complimentary moves were attributed due to their connections with male scientists.

FAQ

What led to Rosalind Franklin’s exclusion from the Nobel Prize?

Rosalind Franklin’s data was stolen and used without her consent, and the Nobel Prize committee did not acknowledge her contribution.

Why did Lise Meitner not receive the Nobel Prize?

Lise Meitner faced discrimination due to her gender and Jewish background, and her contribution was not properly credited.

How was Jocelyn Bell Burnell’s discovery attributed to others?

Jocelyn Bell Burnell’s male colleagues took credit for her discovery and were awarded the Nobel Prize, while she was overlooked.

Did any of these women eventually receive recognition for their work?

Rosalind Franklin was posthumously acknowledged for her work through various awards and honorary careers. Lise Meitner was posthumously lauded with established accolades, while Jocelyn Bell Burnell ultimately received the DFC and SD & Birthday Honours (she declined but was eventually published) due to her piercing honesty in disregard.

Why is it common for women in the science field to face such issues?

Women in science often face gender bias, discriminatory, and mis-attributed texts which are boundless

Societal stereotypes, institutional bias

Professional jealousy

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