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Women have contributed to science from its earliest days, but their contributions have not always been recognized. Historians who work on the history of women in science have illuminated the contributions women have made, the barriers they have faced, and the strategies they have implemented to have their work accepted by a scientific community which has often been skeptical of their ability to contribute. See: :Category:Women scientists. section-stub section-stub section-stub In the early 19th century, science was mostly an amateur activity, and a few women made scientific contributions that were recognized at the time. For example, Maria Mitchell made her name by discovering a comet, but also contributed calculations to the Nautical Almanac produced by the United States Naval Observatory. In the later 19th century the rise of the women's college provided jobs for women scientists, and opportunities for education. Women's colleges produced a disproportionate number of women who went on for Ph.D.s in science. section-stub Women moved into science in significant numbers by 1900, helped by the women's colleges and by opportunities at some of the new universities. Margaret Rossiter's book Women Scientists in America (Johns Hopkins University Press) provides an overview of this period, stressing the opportunities women found in separate women's work in science. section-stub
Category:Women scientists|Women scientists Category:History of science This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Women in science".
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