Women's Role In The Scientific Revolution By Caroline Herschel

The primary role for women in the 17th century was to make science easier for others to understand. The last sentence in the historical background “women translated scientific works.” shows this. I think that the significance of this is to show women’s contributions to science.

Lisa Jardine’s Ingenious Pursuits: Building the Scientific Revolution provides a comprehensive breakdown of the discoveries that defined the Scientific Revolution and the history behind them. The story of the scientific revolution truly begins with a separation between the Catholic Church and the denizens of Europe brought on by the Protestant Reformation. This separation led directly to the questioning of the church and what they deemed to be true. The growing suspicion of the church applied not only to the politics and religious views but the scientific “facts” the church was built upon. The suspicion of these scientific facts quickly grew to an open challenging of these facts, The Scientific Revolution. The Scientific Revolution is something we have all studied in our grade school years and the discoveries of people such as Isaac Newton and Galileo Galilei are well documented and arguably common knowledge but Jardine’s book Ingenious Pursuits encapsulates the scientific revolution in a new light. Jardine accomplishes this by telling the stories of some of the greatest achievements of the Scientific Revolution. These stories reveal the collaborations of some of histories most brilliant minds as well as the secrecy amongst them and uncover the motives that fueled many of these accomplishments.

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.

When one is reading a fictional story about heroic deeds done in far off places, one cannot help but compare this fantasy world to the society in which we live. This is often the case as one reads Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury in which it is amazing how accurately Bradbury described the future’s technology. Within his novel, Bradbury tells the story of a world where books are forbidden because they are not seen as desirable by their society. The remarkable similarities do not come from the plot about banned books; rather, they stem from the societal misdemeanors that occur throughout the book. Beatty’s external reaction toward his internal conflict between literature and his job is similar to the drug influenced man who began cannibalizing on the Miami Causeway. The Casey Anthony trial mirrors the child neglect displayed within the novel, and the Trayvon Martin murder case

As German biographer Johann Eberti acknowledged while recounting the life of astronomer Marie Cunitz, the perpetual conflict between a flourishing career and stable home life compelled women to abandon their household responsibilities to truly liberate their science career (Document 1). From the masculine perspective, critics of women representation, including Eberti, saddled immense responsibility on these women, attempting to scrutinize their every move to disincentivize increased involvement. Without a societal affirmation to share responsibility and champion the progress of inclusion, women retreated into the shadows of the household, stirring resentment towards the patriarchy for failure to evolve. Beyond the acquiescence of morality to household responsibilities, women who attempted to balance the endless obligations were affirmed by society as the paradigm of success, setting impossible standards for the majority. When Dorothea Schlozer first received her Ph.D., she was editorialized by the Göttingen newspaper as the ideal gentlewoman scholar, because of her mastering of household and scientific duties while maintaining her appearance. (Document 13). With the small minority of women able to balance domestic and career responsibilities, the mainstream media subjectively commandeered these women as the optimal view of society; After all, for the newspaper to appease the predominantly conservative

Have you ever understood the true value of empathy? Well, in Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" Scout and Jem go through an important lesson about the significance of empathy. Throughout the book, they are exposed to multiple instances of injustice, discrimination, and prejudice in their small town of Maycomb, Alabama. The lesson of empathy is successfully taught to them by their father, Atticus Finch, as well as their interactions with Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. One of the most important moments in the novel that teaches Scout and Jem about empathy is when Atticus explains to them the significance of learning about others before judging them.

Life during the 1700's was difficult in most ways, but the expectations placed on women was exceptionally harsh when compared to the roles of men due to an unwarranted double standard. David Bodanis' “Passionate Minds: The Great Scientific Affair of the Enlightenment” continuously portrays how the actions of Emilie du Chatelet were not only uncommon for a female but also frowned upon. Emilie was an remarkable scientist, but because of the double standard placed on women she had to overcome many obstacles that her male counterparts did not have to face. Emilie was forced to face society's double standard early into her scientific career even from other women. Madame Du Deffand stated that Emilie “ preferred the study of the most abstract science to more agreeable knowledge” (46).

One of the most prolific eras in our world’s history is the Scientific Revolution. During this time men began to think outside the realm of possibility and delved themselves deep into the exciting unknown world of science. The innovative minds of these people churned out inventions like gunpowder and the printing press, as well as, inventive new ways of thinking like the scientific method. Aside from the inventors and innovators, there were also the publicists and writers without whom no one would know or understand the new ideas of the time. One such person was Margaret Cavendish who was born and raised in England. She received the same education that a lady during her time did. However, due to her husband, Sir Charles Cavendish, she was exposed to the world of science. The subject intrigued her so much that she ended up publishing her own theory on atoms. Though her atomic theory contains many scientific Renaissance ideals, it is still seen as a major contribution of thought during the Scientific Revolution.

And then towards the middle of the 1600, when the Scientific Revolution was beginning, women slowly began to work with the fields of math and science. Even though they

The Enlightenment is known as the revolution that brought to question the traditional political and social structures. This included the question of the woman’s traditional roles in society. As the public sphere relied more and more ?? and the advances in scientific and educated thinking, women sought to join in with the ranks of their male counterparts. Women held gatherings known as salons where they organized intellectual conversations with their distinguished male guests. Seeking to further their status, enlightened women published pamphlets and other works advocating for educational rights and political recognition. Even with this evolution of woman in society, many still clung to the belief that the role of the woman was solely

I agree and also put that Mr. Smith could have primary aldosteronism as his diagnosis. His potassium levels should be checked right away since this electrolyte has a profound effect on the heart when it is not within normal limits. Some patients may or may not have low potassium with this disease. According to Galati, Hopkins, Cheesman, Zhuk, & Levine (2013) “indications for screening have been expanded with recognition that many patients with primary aldosteronism do not have hypokalemia and that the disease may be familial” (421). Mr. Smith does complain of muscle weakness however and because of this would lead me to believe that in his case he probably does have low potassium. Depending on what Mr. Smith’s blood results show I would then

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Scientific Revolution, which was the development of new sciences and technology, and the Age of Enlightenment, which was the so called “age of reason”, had sparked women’s

During the Scientific Revolution scientists such as Galileo, Copernicus, Descartes and Bacon wrestled with questions about God, human aptitude, and the possibilities of understanding the world. Eventually, the implications of the new scientific findings began to affect the way people thought and behaved throughout Europe. Society began to question the authority of traditional knowledge about the universe. This in turn, allowed them to question traditional views of the state and social order. No longer was the world constructed as the somewhat simple Ptolemaic Model suggested. The Earth for the first time became explicable and was no longer the center of the universe. Many beliefs that had been held for hundreds of years now proved to be

The industrial revolution, and the work by Darwin in biological determinism, are described by Radek (2008) as having created a significant distinction between the nature and roles of men and women, during the nineteenth century. While women were allowed to be educated, they were discouraged, as it was perceived to be harmful towards the family, and as a possible cause for uterine dysfunction and madness (Radek, 2008). In addition, biological determinism and social parameters

Feminist interaction with the philosophy of science, and in particular a feminist interpretation of epistemology, concerns the extent to which bias influences and shapes knowledge within the scientific community, and means to rectify this. There are three main distinctions of feminist philosophy of science - feminist empiricism, standpoint theory, and postmodernism. I am to be comparing and contrasting two of the three, specifically feminist standpoint theory and empiricism. I shall argue that standpoint theory and empiricism are both legitimate methods for feminist epistemology, yet standpoint theory is a more applicable and plausible method for the analysis of science in particular. I will first explain the main tenets of the feminist philosophy of science, going on to then explain reasons why standpoint theory and postmodernism are legitimate tools of analysis in their own right, and then evaluate their legitimacy.