Essays — Lady Science - Essays — Lady Science

A MAGAZINE FOR THE HISTORY & POPULAR CULTURE OF SCIENCE. WE PUBLISH A VARIETY OF VOICES & WORK ON WOMEN & GENDER ACROSS THE SCIENCES.

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So long, farewell

Oct 8

Oct 8 So long, farewell

Anna Reser & Leila A. McNeill

Diagnosis as Detective Work: Lisa Sanders and the Art of Not Knowing

Jul 13

Jul 13 Diagnosis as Detective Work: Lisa Sanders and the Art of Not Knowing

Honoring the life of Margaret Reed Lewis without narrative heroism

Jul 6

Jul 6 Honoring the life of Margaret Reed Lewis without narrative heroism

Margaret Grace Myers

I am not Lazy, I’m Ill

Mar 30

Mar 30 I am not Lazy, I’m Ill

Melissa Maldonado-Salcedo, PhD

The Bioethics of Surgery and the Moral Panic Against Fatness

Mar 16

Mar 16 The Bioethics of Surgery and the Moral Panic Against Fatness

It’s time to let go of what we think T. rex should look like

Feb 9

Feb 9 It’s time to let go of what we think T. rex should look like

Brigid Christison

Lion Bros and Their Pride

Sep 22

Sep 22 Lion Bros and Their Pride

Brigid Christison

Wives, Physics, and Nepotism in Academia

Aug 18

Aug 18 Wives, Physics, and Nepotism in Academia

Astrophysicist Kim Arcand is Helping Everyone Experience the Universe

Jul 21

Jul 21 Astrophysicist Kim Arcand is Helping Everyone Experience the Universe

Plant Flagging and the Queer Ecology Hanky Project

Jun 30

Jun 30 Plant Flagging and the Queer Ecology Hanky Project

Caroline Tracey

2020, Queer Science Series, Essays

Jun 16

Jun 16 Zoo Stories

2020, Essays, Queer Science Series

$Women are leading the fight against fracking$

May 19

May 19 Women are leading the fight against fracking

Audrey Carleton

The Clean Beauty Movement Is Killing The Environment

May 12

May 12 The Clean Beauty Movement Is Killing The Environment

Cristina Montemayor

The Patriarchy of Plant-based Food

Apr 21

Apr 21 The Patriarchy of Plant-based Food

Beer Without Beards

Apr 14

Apr 14 Beer Without Beards

Building Labs and Classrooms with Diversity in the Design

Apr 1

Apr 1 Building Labs and Classrooms with Diversity in the Design

Jasper Sparrows

Re-evaluating 'masking' and gender in autism research

Mar 24

Mar 24 Re-evaluating 'masking' and gender in autism research

Nicola Watkinson

You Will Never Be Indiana Jones

Mar 17

Mar 17 You Will Never Be Indiana Jones

Alex Fitzpatrick

Emmy Noether and the Myth of Genius

Mar 6

Mar 6 Emmy Noether and the Myth of Genius

Why Do We Keep Studying Sexual Orientation?

Feb 18

Feb 18 Why Do We Keep Studying Sexual Orientation?