Science Women

Women have contributed to science from its initial days, but as donor they have generally not been recognized. Historians with an interest in sex and science have enlightened the contributions that women have made, the hurdles they have faced, and the strategies apply to have their work accepted. We will discuss about Science Women in the fore coming Paragraphs.

History of Science Women

An Egyptian, Merit Ptah (2700 BC), illustrated in a writing as "chief physician", is the earliest woman named in the history of science. Agamede was referred by Homer as a healer in Greece before the Trojan War. Agnodike, she was the first female physician to practice legally in 4th century BC Athens. The study of natural philosophy in earliest Greece was open to women. For examples Aglaonike, who foretell eclipses, and Theano, mathematician and physician, who were the beginner of Pythagoras, and one of a school in Crotone founded by Pythagoras, which included many other science women.

Dorotea Bucca

Dorotea Bucca (1360-1436) she is also called as Dorotea Bocchi, she was an Italian Physician. She detained a chair of medicine and Philosophy at the Italian University of Bologna for over forty years from 1390, one important thing is, the chair which she held for over forty years was held by her father previously.

Early 19^th Century

The Science was remained a largely part-time profession during the early part of the 19th century. Women's contributions were limited by their exclusion from most formal scientific education, but began to be accepted by access into learned societies during this period. Scottish Scientist Mary Fairfax Somerville carried out experiments in magnetism, presenting a paper unconstrained “The Magnetic properties of the Violet Rays of the solar Spectrum” to the royal society in 1826; she was the 2^nd women to do so. She and Caroline Herschel were the first two women to be selected to the Royal Astronomical Society. Catherine Brewer Benson was the first women to earn College bachelor’s degree in 1840. Some other notable female Science women are, In Britain, Mary Anning (paleontologist), Anna Atkins (botanist), Janet Taylor (astronomer).

Late 19^th Century

The latter part of the 19th century had seen a rise in educational opportunities for women. Schools aspiring to provide education for girls similar to that afforded to boys were founded in the UK, that  includes the North London Collegiate School (1850), Cheltenham Ladies' College (1853) and the Girls' Public Day School Trust schools (from 1872). The first UK women's university college, Girton, was founded in 1869, and others soon followed: Newnham (1871) and Somerville (1879).

Questions:

• Tell about Dorotea Bocchi?
• How was science in early 19^th century?