I have to admit my ignorance of most of the female historical figures presented in this outstanding piece, largely because they weren’t taught when I was a student, their contributions to the sciences were not recognized, or their contributions were misappropriated by their male counterparts. Nora Louise Syran provides valuable lessons as four teenage girls in detention are required to write about women from the Enlightenment. As their research progresses, history comes to life. And we are all the more wiser and better off for it!
I have to admit my ignorance of most of the female historical figures presented in this outstanding piece, largely because they weren’t taught when I was a student, their contributions to the sciences were not recognized, or their contributions were misappropriated by their male counterparts. Nora Louise Syran provides valuable lessons as four teenage girls in detention are required to write about women from the Enlightenment. As their research progresses, history comes to life. And we are all the more wiser and better off for it!