{"id":8001,"date":"2016-03-18T08:08:35","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T12:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/?p=8001"},"modified":"2016-05-26T23:35:50","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T23:35:50","slug":"womens-history-month-celebrating-women-in-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/behindthebench\/womens-history-month-celebrating-women-in-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women in Science"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Women'sMost people know the scientific greats simply by their last names\u2014Newton, Galileo, and Einstein, to name a few. However, what about the name Meitner? Would that ring any bells? Would saying \u201cLise Meitner, a collaborator of Otto Hahn\u201d help at all?<\/p>\n

For many, especially the general public, Meitner\u2019s name still wouldn\u2019t be familiar. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve chosen to take this opportunity, during Women\u2019s History Month, to showcase a few important female scientists.<\/p>\n

While some of the aforementioned men suffered religious persecution in their pursuit of science, women often faced even more disheartening barriers. These hurdles included having no access to higher education or proper scientific tools, no lab space to conduct experiments, or having to operate in near poverty in their quest for discovery\u2014all while also dealing with blatant sexism.<\/p>\n

Compared to the revered findings of their male counterparts, records of these female pioneers were relatively rare. Nonetheless, a brief list of those women who persevered despite adversity includes:<\/p>\n

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\nCaroline Herschel<\/strong> (1750\u20131848)<\/p>\n

As an astronomer, Caroline worked closely with her brother, Sir William Herschel, not only in studying the skies, but also in building telescopes. As a result, she discovered several comets, nebulae, and star clusters. In fact, Caroline was the first woman to:<\/p>\n