/oss/taxonomy/term/5204/all en /oss/article/history/feminine-touch <p>Women have played a larger role in the history of science than is generally recognized. Although Marie Curie’s discovery of radium, Lise Meitner’s work on nuclear fission, Dorothy Hodgkin’s contributions to X-ray crystallography, Rosalind Franklin’s aid in unraveling the structure of DNA, Barbara McClintock’s experiments in genetics, and Rachel Carson’s environmentalism have been widely acknowledged, few realize that the very first “scientist” was a woman.</p> Thu, 18 Feb 2021 22:05:15 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8624 at /oss