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ml , to academicchatter
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Making "PhD student" a metonym for "grad student" is one of my raging peeves. Normally I'd correct them about it, but I just saw who the sponsor is.

You can have it.


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EmilyMoranBarwick , to actuallyautistic
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I'm all for recognizing ...

...but can we do it without suggesting that the reason a woman would dedicate her life to & was to fill the vacuous space of never having children?

...and maybe also without suggesting some intuitive maternal instinct as the source of her reasoning?


– Image from "How forgot the woman who defined " https://www.spectrumnews.org/features/deep-dive/history-forgot-woman-defined-autism/


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NikaShilobod , to academicchatter
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To my lovely editors and fellow , a humble request to flesh out this list and add organisational pages. It is essential to connect us to share resources and for resilience. Happy to add others, too, if someone needs help or does not know how.

List of organizations for women in : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organizations_for_women_in_science#Subject-specific_groups


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JustCodeCulture , to sociology
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Excellent response in this essay, by Sephora Bemba, to the NYT's recent & repeated profiling only/or primarily male AI "pioneers."


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https://medium.com/@bemba.sephora/ny-times-missed-these-12-trailblazers-meet-the-women-transforming-ai-ae522f52a8b7

politicdormouse , to histodons
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Celia Brañas (1880-1948) & fought for & of women in Spain's scientific community. Studied University of Santiago de Compostela. Proponent of active learning, taught Physics, Chemistry, Natural History for over 40 years. New @wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celia_Bra%C3%B1as
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IHChistory , to archaeodons
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📖 Sara Albuquerque and Ana Cristina Martins contributed to the book "Women in the History of Science", edited by Hannah Wills et al.

The IHC researchers wrote chapters on women travellers in Africa in the 19th century and Portuguese archaeologists, respectively.

🔓 The book is available in : https://www.uclpress.co.uk/products/211143

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WESCentenary , to histodons
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Winifred Brown, aviation pioneer author & adventurer. 1st (& for 50 years) only woman to win King’s Cup Air Race, entering against support of her club. Then explored Amazon by ship & canoe, followed by exploring Norwegian coast by boat. d. 30 Jul 1984 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winifred_Brown
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