WOMEN AND SCIENCE

Women and Science



Women and Science

Introduction

The main purpose of this paper is to make an analysis on the future of women in science. Since the beginning of humanity, the role of women has been crucial to the success of our species. Its functions, social, have got enriched by the passage of the different stages of evolution.

Chapter 4: Women's Education in Science

1. What strategy encouraged the importance of women's education in the U.S. as reported by Benjamin Rush?

As mentioned by Benjamin Rush, it was the discrimination between the black and white women that forced the women of U.S. to get educated. The black women were encouraged to get educated in order to survive.

2. What was Ida Freund's argument against domestic science lessons?

Ida Freund always made negative arguments about the domestic science lessons. She said that it is not good to replace the science with the domestic science, because domestic science does not develop the analytical skills in students (Scott, 2010).

3. What was Mary Kelly's argument in favor of women's educational institutions?

In favour of women's educational institutions, Mary Kelly had always given the positive views, she said that these institutes serve as the most valuable contribution in improving the women's education and they are the best mediums that can enhance the women's education.

4. Since the late 1800s women were allowed to sit in and take exams, but what was the resistance by male faculty and students to giving women degrees?

The main reason that why male faculty and students resisted giving degrees to women was the insecurity and the gender discrimination (Sheffield, 2006). Male faculty was insecure that women should not compete themselves, that is why, they denied to give degrees to women.

5. What medical schools were the first to accept women students?

The University of Michigan and La Maternite were the first medical schools that accepted women students in their educational institutes.

6. What happened to Home Economics as it moved from the earlier science-based approach to vocational training?

Home economics has moved to earlier science based approach to the vocational training because vocational training creates more practical skills as compared to the vocational training.

7. What was Ellen H. S. Richards blocked from doing in her field?

Ellen H.S. was blocked to implement and develop the scientific methods to the domestic methods.

Chapter 6: Women's Advancement in Science since World War II

1. Summarize Rosalind Franklin's experiences at Kings College, London.

Despite being the scientific data was intended to define the DNA has a structure of a double helix, she was awarded the Nobel (Rayner, 2007). The most pathetic, if you can call it is that the award was given to the people (Watson, Crick and his collaborator) who had used their hidden data without your permission and so then have said, showed his contempt as scientific and embittered all her scientific career two years he spent in the center of King's College London. Rosalind Franklin had written two manuscripts on the structure of helical DNA ...