06-11-2019, 10:20 AM
As sad as it is to hear about the lack of recognition for the work of female scientists, it is not uncommon. This story reminds me of Rosalind Franklin and the discovery of the double helix shape of DNA. Scientists Watson and Crick are credited with the discovery of the shape, however it is barely mentioned that without Franklin's X-ray imagery, they would not have been able to discover it. Although stories like this are common for science discoveries in the past, I do believe it is getting better. For example Katie Bouman is credited with being the woman behind the first picture of a black hole. Hopefully female scientists will continue to be recognized for their work and the discoveries they make.