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  • Published In: New Scientist, 2023, v. 260, n. 3461. P. 26 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Ackerley, Bethan 3 of 3

Abstract

But Her Space, Her Time - by Shohini Ghose, a quantum physicist at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada - treads new ground and is wider in scope than its forebear. Ghose reminds us that the cheapening of women scientists' achievements (or their misattribution to men) has come to be known as the Matilda effect, after 19th-century suffragist Matilda Gage, who first drew attention to it - a rare case of a woman getting her due. Views Book Her Space, Her Time Shohini Ghose MIT Press IT IS perhaps natural, when reading Her Space, Her Time: How trailblazing women scientists decoded the hidden universe, to make comparisons with Hidden Figures. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:New Scientist. 2023/10, Vol. 260, Issue 3461, p26
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Women's Studies and Feminism
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0262-4079
  • DOI:10.1016/s0262-4079(23)01963-2
  • Accession Number:173041135
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