Another Feminist Belief Debunked

Acrobatic_Sport_7664 · 2023-04-26T09:21:51+00:00

That'll be the 'popular narrative' as pushed by 'The Guardian (comments restricted but facts are disposable)'.

shit-zen-giggles · 2023-04-26T10:35:30+00:00

“Her family often express the wish that her immense contribution to science is celebrated and that she is not portrayed solely as a woman cheated by men,” he said. “The tragedy of Rosalind Franklin is that [while] she died at 37 from cancer, her career was seen at the time as stellar.”

Even the family doesn't want to join in the feminist conspiracy theory.

sakura_drop · 2023-04-26T12:24:37+00:00

Nice find. It's always interesting to find these instances throughout history. If I may add another similar one to the pile:

Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to attend medical school in the US and first woman on the Medical Register of the General Medical Council back in the late 1840s. Numerous accounts of her story say that her admittance to medical school was a joke, that she was ostracised and harassed by the male staff and students, and even the townspeople. This narrative, however, is contradicted by Blackwell herself in her autobiography:

This letter enclosed the following unique and manly letter, which I had afterwards copied on parchment, and esteem one of my most valued possessions:–

At a meeting of the entire medical class of Geneva Medical College, held this day, October 20, 1847, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted:–

1. Resolved – That one of the radical principles of a Republican Government is the universal education of both sexes; that to every branch of scientific education the door should be open equally to all; that the application of Elizabeth Blackwell to become a member of our class meets our entire approbation; and in extending our unanimous invitation we pledge ourselves that no conduct of ours shall cause her to regret her attendance at this institution.

2. Resolved – That a copy of these proceedings be signed by the chairman and transmitted to Elizabeth Blackwell.

The behaviour of the medical class during the two years that I was with them was admirable. It was that of true Christian gentlemen. I learned later that some of them had been inclined to think my application for admission a hoax, perpetrated at their expense by a rival college. But when the bona-fide student actually appeared they gave her a manly welcome, and fulfilled to the letter the promise contained in their invitation.

The admission of a woman for the first time to a complete medical education and full equality in the privileges and the responsibilities of the profession produced a widespread effect in America. The public press very generally recorded the event, and expressed a favourable opinion of it. Even in Europe some notice of it was taken, and 'Punch' showed his cordial appreciation by his amusing but friendly verses.

Blackwell's page on Brittanica contains the misinformation about her time at medical school.

ExMuzzy · 2023-04-26T13:28:07+00:00

That's an interesting one. There seems to be a push to rewrite history in the media.

For example, GPS was apparently invented by one woman. In reality, it was a collaborative effort. Gladys West did contribute to it, it just wasn't invented by one single person.

Scrubadubdub83 · 2023-04-26T14:17:11+00:00

Do you have more info on the Boston Strangler movie?

Averzan · 2023-04-27T02:26:36+00:00

Colttaine debunked that back then in 2018

In short: Franklin didn't discover DNA or RNA (that was done in the 19th century) nor did she produced the first photo of DNA (start of the 20th century), she didn't take photo 51 (Raymond Gosling; a man) and the role she played was minor compared to what Watson and Crick did, at least not so that it could be said she "did the entire thing for them".

Title	Another Feminist Belief Debunked
Author	AdIllustrious6191
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Date	April 26, 2023 6:18 AM UTC (3 years ago)
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