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Women in the Scientific Revolution

  • Margaret Cavendish

    Margaret Cavendish
    Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, was an English aristocrat, philosopher, poet, scientist, fiction writer, and playwright. She wrote a large number of works, in which she expressed her liberal thinking and fought for the recognition of women.
  • Maria Sibylla Merian

    Maria Sibylla Merian
    Maria Sibylla Merian was a pioneering scientist in the field of entomology, as well as a naturalist, explorer, scientific illustrator, and German painter of Swiss parents. In 1670, she discovered metamorphosis. It's function is a process through which a character transforms their physical appearance to align it with their psychic identity.
  • Margaret invention

    Margaret invention
    She created an alternate world filled with advanced technology and strange creatures. This book is considered one of the earliest works of science fiction, a genre that did not yet exist in her time.
  • Maria Sibylla invention

    Maria Sibylla invention
    Merian is known for her detailed observations on the life of insects, especially in her work "Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium." In this book, she documented the life cycle of various insect species, from egg to adult stage, and is considered one of the first to study the metamorphosis of butterflies and other insects.
  • Mary Somerville

    Mary Somerville
    She was a Scottish scientist, writer, and scholar. She studied mathematics and astronomy, and in 1835, she was elected along with Caroline Herschel as the first honorary female members of the Royal Astronomical Society. She did some important thing, for example, she did easily maths explications and the most important descovery, the Neptune planet
  • Marie Lavoisier

    Marie Lavoisier
    She is considered "the mother of modern chemistry." Marie Lavoisier has often been mentioned alongside her husband, the scientist Antoine Lavoisier; she worked with him in collaboration, although her scientific achievements in chemistry are less widely recognized.
  • Elizabeth Gould

    Elizabeth Gould
    She was a British artist and illustrator at the forefront of the natural history movement. Elizabeth traveled and worked alongside her husband, the naturalist and author John Gould. She produced illustrations and lithographs for ornithological works.
  • Mary Somerville invention

    Mary Somerville invention
    Throughout her life, she made significant contributions to mathematics. Her writings on mathematics were known for their clarity and precision, helping to make mathematical ideas more understandable to the general public. Additionally, she was one of the first women to tackle complex topics such as calculus.
  • Catherine Furbish

    Catherine Furbish
    She was an American botanist who collected, classified, and illustrated the native flora of Maine. She dedicated more than 60 years of her life, traveled thousands of miles across her home state, and created highly accurate drawings and watercolors of the plants she encountered.