Women's Rights & Issues

niyad

(119,641 posts) Sat Apr 17, 2021, 08:35 AM Apr 2021

Today's doodle honours Dr. Laura Bassi, Italian physicist, the first woman to be awarded a degree

in science, the second to be awarded a Doctorate of philosophy (Ph. D). The doodle today references the date on which she successfully defended her 39 theses to earn her degree.

I hope you will take a few minutes to read the biography of this remarkable, incredibly talented woman. Hers is quite a story of overcoming sexism and misogyny.

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Today's doodle honours Dr. Laura Bassi, Italian physicist, the first woman to be awarded a degree (Original Post) niyad Apr 2021 OP

I just read up on Dr. Bassi. MLAA Apr 2021 #1

Thank you for sharing this overlooked woman as well. niyad Apr 2021 #2

MLAA

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1. I just read up on Dr. Bassi.

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Sat Apr 17, 2021, 10:21 AM

Apr 2021

What a life. It lead me to also read about the first woman to teach at a university about 500 years before Dr Bassi.

Bettisia Gozzadini

Born 1209
Bologna
Died 2 November 1261
Budrio
Occupation lawyer
Known for Reputedly the first woman to lecture at a university

niyad

(119,641 posts)

2. Thank you for sharing this overlooked woman as well.

Reply to MLAA (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 17, 2021, 10:45 AM

Apr 2021

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