"Everything but the Stench" | Lapham's Quarterly
“And they do not break. She does not reveal what material they are made of, although it seems as if they were made of wax mixed with something. All parts are correctly named in Latin and Greek. She has studied this art for more than 20 years.”
Giving Overdue Credit to Early Archaeologists' Wives | JSTOR Daily
“In his 1933 Archaeology of Palestine, famed American archaeologist W. F. Albright mused, “where expeditions are mixed it is highly desirable to have the Director’s wife present, both to provide a feminine social arbiter and to avert scandal.”
The Day Marie Curie Got Snubbed by the French Science World | PBS NEWs Hour
“And Curie still is not a member of the French National Academy.
Marguerite Perey, a French physicist who discovered the element francium, was the first woman to be elected, although this did not occur until 1962, more than half a century after Curie’s defeat.”
This Bird Lives Because She Never Quit | Audubon Society
“Hamber doesn’t say it aloud, but AC4’s homecoming also bears witness to the long-ago dreams of that 10-year-old girl who defied the conventions of her time, spread her wings, and became a biologist. Her voice softens. “After all the effort, seeing that bird flying free and nesting in the same canyon where he was born...it’s a beautiful circle.”
Elizabeth Fulhame, a Forgotten Chemistry Pioneer | Physics Today
“It wasn’t unusual for women in the 18th and 19th centuries to receive a basic science education, take an interest in the latest scientific advances, and dabble in practical experimentation. But the idea that women could develop new theories and advance the field of science was well beyond societal expectation.”
On Mary King Ward, 19th-Century Celebrity Scientist | LitHub
“The morning of her death, Ward had just written to her publisher to say that she didn’t want to reprint her Telescope Teachings book. Her reason: in the decade since its first printing, it had become “altogether behind the present state of the subject—I am desirous it should be a useful book and in no-wise out of date for 1870.”