The Matilda Effect: How Women Scientists Have Been Erased from History

The Matilda Effect exposes a persistent pattern in science: women’s contributions are frequently overlooked, minimized, or credited to men. From Rosalind Franklin, whose DNA work underpinned Watson and Crick’s Nobel-winning model, to Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Lise Meitner, Chien-Shiung Wu, and...