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It’s Time These Ancient Women Scientists Get Their Due
Women are woven deeply into the history of science, stretching back to ancient Egypt, over 4,000 years ago. But because their contributions often go unacknowledged, they fade into obscurity—and the threads of their influence today aren’t as apparent as they ought to be. By Emily Temple-Wood.
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"If I had a time machine, I’d volunteer in an instant to secure women’s vanished intellectual achievements—and I’d bet that the world would be a vastly different place if these ancient women got their due."
If I had a time machine I would take a crate full of AK-47s and 10,000 rounds of ammo to the Library at Alexandria and defend it and Hypatia. Humanity would be traveling to the stars by now if the religious idiots that burned the library down had been stopped.