Women Who Made Science History by Leila McNeil, The Great Courses

Women Who Made Science History

Leila McNeil, The Great Courses

2 hours, 56 minutes first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history science

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Laura Bassi was once called a “monster”. And she was. She was a monster of intellect. In 1732, she became the first female doctor of philosophy at the University of Bologna. Her doctoral degree defense was a highly public event, attended by foreig...

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