Category: Herstory

Remembering Mary Lyon – originated field of epigenetics


Let’s remember Mary Lyon (1925-2014): She "graduated" from Cambridge in 1946 before the institution awarded degrees to women, originated the field of epigenetics, and discovered X chromosome inactivation, paving the way for future female scientists! from TwoXChromosomes

Wikipedia editathon writes women into history

http://www.smh.com.au/national/wikipedia-editathon-writes-women-into-history-20141026-11c0vo.html

Claims that Bach's Wife composed his finest works

http://www.smh.com.au/national/note-of-surprise-over-claims-johann-sebastian-bachs-wife-wrote-his-finest-works-20141026-11byzl.html?skin=text-only

The battle to wear trousers in court

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-california-retrospective-20141023-story.html

Artist documents cruelty to women and girls in Magdalene Laundries

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-05/rachael-romero-art-magdalene-laundries-cruelty-to-women-girls/5720458

Extreme gender imbalance continues on Wikipedia

As men continue to write history . . .

Why women have no time for Wikipedia

The Story of US Suffragettes in Pictures

Picture Power: The incredible story of the fight for women’s rights

Intriguing female revolutionaries you didn't learn about in history class

http://www.whizzpast.com/10-intriguing-female-revolutionaries-never-history-class/

Feminism missing from the School Curriculum – school students crowdfund reform

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-08/becoming-a-teenage-feminist/5655274

Low testosterone could be what made us civilized humans

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2014/08/01/low-testosterone-could-be-what-made-us-civilized-humans/?tid=rssfeed