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Florence Bell died unrecognized for her DNA contributions—decades on, female researchers are still being sidelined (phys.org)

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[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

For those that don't know or didn't remember like me:

Almost 80 years ago, Florence Bell quietly laid the foundations for one of the biggest landmarks in 20th century science: the discovery of the structure of DNA. But when she died on November 23 2000, her occupation on her death certificate was recorded as "housewife."

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