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It's always been women in STEM. (mander.xyz)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
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[–] 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

Or, if she did exist but almost nobody heard about her in the 500 years after her death, why would that have happened?

(Not taking a position on her existence, but thinking about Hatshepsut and many women whose accomplishments were ignored, hidden, or credited to men)

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago*

    Is it possible they did hear and it was not written down?

    Or it was written down and someone had reason to destroy the evidence?

    You've mentioned patriarchal orthodoxy. Could it be that there were powerful individuals that did not like the idea of a woman being credited with this accomplishment?

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