For my scientist of the year report I have chosen Elizabeth Blackwell. Elizabeth Blackwell was born on February 3, 1821 in Bristol located in the United Kingdom. I had chosen Blackwell because I am very supportive of women and how they have that men are not superior sex. She is an inspiration to all women because she was the first woman to a receive a medical degree showing that women can succeed and work in the medical field. She was born to her parents Samuel Blackwell, a sugar refiner, and Hannah (Lane) Blackwell. Elizabeth was the third out of her nine siblings. Both her parents had somewhat liberal attitudes. Her father believed each child, including his girls, should be given an opportunity for unlimited development of their talents and gifts. In result of this, Blackwell had private tutors to help with her educational development. These lessons caused her to become socially isolated from all but her family growing up. Then when Elizabeth was eleven years old her family moved from England to New York …show more content…
With this she allowed all women to step and take a role in the medical field. Besides from this Blackwell wrote several essays supporting her studies and women's rights. Blackwell has said in her own words, “The idea of winning a doctor’s degree gradually assumed the aspect of a great moral struggle, and moral fight possessed immense attraction to me.” Elizabeth Blackwell didn’t fight to get into a college and work for a degree because it was easy she fought for it to make a difference. Blackwell wanted to succeed in her field to prove that all women are capable of doing whatever they sent their mind too as long as they work
The person that I chose for the Womens History Month report is Maria Mitchell, who was a self- taught astronomer. She discovered Comet Mitchell and made amazing achievements throughout her life. Maria Mitchell was born on August 1, 1818 on the Massachusetts island of Nantucket to William and Lydia Mitchell. When Maria Mitchell was growing up in the Quaker community, few girls were allowed to study astronomy and higher mathematics. Even though the Mitchell's weren't rich Maria's father, a devoted amateur( most astronomers of that time were amateurs) astronomer, introduced her to mathematics and the night sky. He also encouraged her toward teaching and passed on a sense of God as in the natural world. By the time Maria was sixteen, she was a teacher of mathematics at Cyrus Pierce's school for young ladies where she used to be a student. Following that she opened a grammar school of her own. And only a year after that, at the age of eighteen she was offered a job as a librarian at Nantucket's Atheneum during the day when it opened to the public in the fall of 1836. At the Atheneum she taught herself astronomy by reading books on mathematics and science. At night she regularly studied the sky through her father's telesscope. For her college education even Harvard couldn't have given her a better education than she received at home and at that time astronomy in America was very behind as of today. She kept studying at the Atheneum, discussed astronomy with scientists who visited Nantucket (including William C. Bond), and kept studying the sky through her father's lent telescope.
As a young lady, Elizabeth Blackwell was similar to other women her age. She had an emotional and passionate nature and had many romantic pursuits. However, in 1838, she moved with her family to Cincinnati, Ohio to escape the charged atmosphere of New York City, New York because of her father's very vocal abolitionist standing. Later that same year, Samuel Blackwell died, leaving the three older Blackwell girls to take care of the family, which was traditionally a male role. When she was seventeen years old, Elizabeth began a boarding school for ladies with her two older sisters despite society's opinion of what young ladies should and should not do. Once her brothers were old enough to support the family, Elizabeth refused to give up her teaching career. She went to Kentucky, a South state where she was forced to deal with many prejudices. Upon her arrival, she discovered that the slow-moving Kentuckians were not yet ready for her. In a letter to her sister, she wrote:
On November 12, 1815 Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born in Johnstown New York. Stanton had 6 siblings until her older brother died in 1826, Elizabeth was 11 at the time. Elizabeths father Daniel was so depressed from his sons death he took some of that anger out on Elizabeth. Elizabeth expressed
...a replica of their own parents. If a child wanted to become more successful in life they would have had to trick someone into believing they were from a higher class and hope to get an apprenticeship from that individual. With the lack of education of the low class that would be extremely difficult and almost impossible. For these reasons and more Elizabethan low class children could not even imagine a life unlike the life of their parent.
Rosalind Franklin: Seeing a woman as a scientist during this time is somewhat rare, so the fact that she has taken up this profession show that she is persistent, dedicated, and smart. The only problem is that she is undervalued because of her gender. She is also very quiet and reserved because she’s in a different country.
Watson quickly realizes that the goal for the students at Wellesley is not just to get an education, but to get a husband. This fact is in direct conflict with Watson’s own desire to help the female students grow into independent women. The school nurse, Amanda Armstrong, believes in the importance of female independence as well. Both Watson and Armstrong’s beliefs are met with disapproval by
Elizabeth was born September 7, 1533 in Greenwich England. She was the daughter of King Henry VII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth had a half sister from the king’s first wife, Catherine of Aragon, and also had a half brother from the king’s third wife, Jane Seymour. When Elizabeth was only two, her father had her mother executed for suspicion of adultery. When her father decided to have Elizabeth’s mother executed, he then stripped Elizabeth of her title as princess.
There are a lot of intelligent women all around the world, and some of those intelligent women are intended to go into medical school. Many people think men doctors are the ones able to handle strong things like being a surgeon or diagnosing diseases. According to the book, 100 Most Important Women in the 20th century, there is a struggle of women doctors and nurses succeeding in their profession and Virginia Apgar is one of those woman who went through this struggle. Clara Baton is another woman who is very inspirational and the founder of the Red Cross. A more recent inspiring woman is Dr. Roberta Bondar. Not a lot of people recognize the historical accomplishments and impacts of women as much as men’s accomplishments. All of these women made an impact in some way, and not everyone takes the time to appreciate what they and other females have done.
One of the strongest women scientist/astronomer was born in 1818 as Maria Mitchell whom led an unbelievable life and had an incredible discovery. Maria Mitchell was born when women were not given the opportunity to vote nor did women have the same equal rights as men did, but given her circumstances of her father being a principal, founding his own school and being a distant family member of Benjamin Franklin she was given the same rights as the men did. Given a few obstacles she led an extraordinary life and became the first woman in America to work as an astronomer professionally, which she than later received an award personally from King Frederick VII, for her work and discovery.
For a long time, women’s potential in Science was little to none. However, over the years, it has now changed because of the outstanding breakthroughs and encouraging accomplishments women have done through the years. It is because of them, women’s potential in Science and other realms of studies has now evolved with more understandings and discoveries. It is for the reason of Maria Mitchell, one of the first female astronomers to be recognized in Science, that women’s potential were essentially respected. Her discoveries during her time as a student, a teacher, and an astronomer paved the way for many others, not just in Science, but also for woman’s rights and potential to be seen.
Amelia was born on July 24, 1897 and died on July 2, 1937. She lived with her grandparents in Atchison Kansas for most of her life. Her parents names were Amy and Edwin Earhart. When Amelia was 2 and a half years old her parents gave birth to her sister Grace Muriel. Amelia would spend the school months with her grandparents and travel to see her parents in the summer. She spent her days adventuring in the
With in early history that is how she became a scientist. She was born on August 30, 1935 , she is currently 81. Her home town is Gibbstown, Greenwich township, NJ. She went to Florida State University and earned her scholarship. Also, she went to Duke University and earned her master degree. She had two kids named Elizabeth Earle and John Ritchie Taylor. She married Graham Hakes.
When most people think of the Scientific Revolution, they think of scientists such as Galileo, Newton, Brahe, and Boyle. However, many people do not even know about the many women who played a vital role in the scientific advancements of this period. Even when these women were alive, most of society either ignored them or publicly disapproved their unladylike behavior. Because of this, these women were often forgotten from history, and very little is known about the majority of them. Although their names rarely appear in history books, the female scientists of the Scientific Revolution still impacted the world of science in several ways. In fact, all of the scientists listed above had a woman playing an influential role assisting them in their research. However, assisting men in their studies was not the only role open to women; several women performed experimentation and research on their own, or advancing science in some other way, even though the society of the time looked down upon and even resisted their studies.
Smith, Michelle R. “Giving Female Scientists Their Due.” Philly.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer, 17 Oct. 2013. Web. 05 Mar. 2014.
Education for women in the 1800s was far different from what we know today. During her life, a girl was taught more necessary skills around the home than the information out of school books. A woman’s formal education was limited because her job opportunities were limited—and vice versa. Society could not conceive of a woman entering a profession such as medicine or the law and therefore did not offer her the chance to do so. It was much more important to be considered 'accomplished' than thoroughly educated. Elizabeth Bennet indicated to her sisters that she would continue to learn through reading, describing education for herself as being unstructured but accessible. If a woman desired to further he education past what her classes would teach her, she would have to do so independently, and that is what most women did.