Mary Anning: The Role Of Women In Science

Because of World War I, many women were in demand in the job market and soon women enrolled in courses of higher education. Women started learning more about mathematics because women were dominating over the many industries at the time. Newspapers even started articles designed for women. With higher education some women even advanced in the medical field and law field to become doctors, lawyers, and bankers.

Women have fought throughout history in order to achieve different roles as well as to acquire recognition, independence, equality and respect. It has not been easy since they have had many barriers to overcome; their role in the family as wives, mothers and daughters; their role in society fighting for their rights, being heard and treated as men; their role as career women, not only receiving an education but also being able to work.

Many women have had an impact on science over the years and their accomplishments tend to be underappreciated by the public eye. Often times, there are important people that have made a significant impact on the world that we have today that do not receive the credit and attention that they deserve for their accomplishments. Recognizing and acknowledging people that have made an impact on society now and in the past, is an important part of learning about history and the accomplishments of the past.

Women wanted to improve education in both university courses and at a school level. They wanted to open up career opportunities for girls that were once just meant for men, some examples of these were in sport and science. While this was happening other women were focussing on meeting women’s specific safety and health needs, this included greater access to contraception, abortion, and protection from domestic violence.

Women are capable of exercising the progress of knowledge and are a great influence. The knowledge, power, and beauty of women are essential. Women are knowledgeable and play a supporting

Women in colonial America played revolutionary roles. They played roles that were always changing. “All men are created equal.” It’s the basis in which America was built, but what about the women? Without women, men wouldn’t have been nearly as successful. But what exactly did women do? Well, different races had different roles to play within their population(WiseGEEK).

Throughout history there have been many honorable mentions of women all over the world, from Abigail Adams to Margaret Mead. For example, look at Meriwether Lewis and William Clark; history talks about their expedition across the Louisiana Territory and how they helped expand America, but in truth it was really Sacagawea’s expedition. If Lewis and Clark had gone by themselves they would have gotten lost, died of disease or killed by Indian tribes, however because of Sacagawea’s knowledge of the land, plants and surrounding Indian tribes the expedition went good. How did this Native American woman have all this knowledge? The answer is simple, she learned all of this from her parents. Since Sacagawea’s parents took the time to teach her

During The American Revolution there was showings of how women's roles were at the time.At the time that the soldiers were at Valley Forge there were women nurses. There was not really a lot of things woman could do back then so the start of nursing was a positive thing for them back then.After the American Revolution women were starting to make a little progress with an impact, starting out with Abigail Adams. Abigail Adams,wife of John Adams,was a speaker,and she explains to him along with the public about the importance of women.After she spoke women all around started to make boycotts. At this point women had few rights,and married women had something called the coventure law.This law stated that women were based on their husbands identity,and when women get married they lose any rights to all her property.

Women believed that they should have equal rights to everything because they are just important to the progress of the state as men are which should allow them to have a voice in what goes on (Doc F). This included the right vote and be eligible to office. Even though women put themselves into the public now to display that they wanted equality and they were no longer going to hide behind men, they were not fully accepted in society. The picture called “Bloomer costume” in Harper's New Monthly Magazine from 1851 shows a picture of women dressed in what seems to be costumes and they are being judged by men (Doc E). This goes the same with how independence was viewed, women tried to flaunt their right for independence but men did not want to give it to them and they were looked at as foolish. Besides the fact that the majority refused to give women their rights, women were not selfish and fought for things that would benefit both genders. Women like Dorothea Dix fought for prison reforms and also special care for those who are mentally ill (Doc D). This goes to show that women had as much of an impact on society as it did on them.

Primarily, male scientists overburdened women peers with household responsibilities, deterring them from absolute concentration on their careers. Moreover, women struggled to concur on their own gender discrimination, bifurcating between traditionalists and the so-called “revolutionaries” fighting for equality. Finally, with organized societies recalcitrant to accept women, female scientists relied on their husbands to legitimize their work, furthering the illusion of dependence.The marginalization of women and their eventual break through to the intrinsic discrimination harkens immense similarity to the 1920’s Suffragette movement. While women struggled to prove themselves as full citizens, capable and fully redeemable of choosing leaders, men continued to disseminate lies and vicious vitriol to prevent this inalienable right. Eventually, despite discrimination across all platforms, women through their tireless efforts were able to prove that the mind, the soul, and the spirit are

With the men gone to war, women could step in and play a greater part is society, changing their role and becoming independent. Their first step was to change socially and to help the

Women started to become more important, vital, significant, and valuable to society. As women began to gain respect in society, they were offered more opportunities. Women were able to overcome male dominance in society. In the workplace for example, women started as teachers and secretaries.

Mary had a poor education, she was not trained as a palaeontologist or a geologist, she had absolutely zero qualifications

Women used to be thought of as the stay at home mother by men. She was supposed to take care of the children and take care of the home. Seeing a woman in the workforce was desirable as long as she had an education. Women were seen working in factories or as teachers but they had no say in the government. Thanks to a few women dedicated to making a difference, women have become more independent and now have a say in the government if they choose too. The movie Iron Jawed Angels depicts a group of women who wanted women to have a voice in politics. First thing they had to do was get women the right to vote.

Since the beginning of the 1800's, women had been fighting for the rights that they wanted. Women should be able to vote, control their own property and income, and they should have access to higher education and professional jobs. Women also had many roles in society. Women had very important parts in jobs as they took up more responsibilities. Girls, young ladies, and women of all ages were working harder to bring home income. Most women thought the pay and the conditions were unfair. These arguments grew as women fought more and more for social equality.