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Scientific discovery was slower when women were ignored, research shows - Elsacat - Dec 11 2025
https://news.northeastern.edu/2025/12/11/discovering-the-lost-women-of-science/
https://archive.ph/AJjAX
Quote:As far as nicknames go, the moniker “Mad Madge” would not suggest that Margaret Cavendish enjoyed the full respect of her peers.
A poet, philosopher, scientist, playwright and fiction writer, the 17th-century duchess had a multitude of disciplines and was published under her own name in a period when women writers were either anonymous or ignored.
But Cavendish’s work at the time, while widely discussed, was often dismissed, particularly by fellow scientists, explained Sarah Connell, associate director of the NULab for Digital Humanities and Computational Social Science.
RE: Scientific discovery was slower when women were ignored, research shows - Magpie - Dec 12 2025
I understand that water-is-wet type studies are important and all, but this is one of the more depressing ones I've seen so far. Having twice as many people contributing because you actually take women seriously makes everything go faster? Who would have thought! None of the male geniuses in attendance, apparently.
Anyway, I can recommend The Blazing World if anyone is interested in Margaret Cavendish's work. A pretty interesting read and it's one of the contenders for first sci fi novel!
RE: Scientific discovery was slower when women were ignored, research shows - Elsacat - Dec 12 2025
Thanks for the recommendation! I'd never even heard of Margaret Cavendish before finding this article. Which goes to show the article is needed.