tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090606050135345849.post1662586426835588542..comments2023-10-30T16:29:53.907+01:00Comments on A Synthetic Environment: Mrs. E.H. Swallow Richardssynthetic environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751505314520866767noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090606050135345849.post-43111555190361026872008-04-08T03:16:00.000+02:002008-04-08T03:16:00.000+02:00its still there!its still there!eschloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200932404764882704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090606050135345849.post-71133608161035706932007-02-04T04:19:00.000+01:002007-02-04T04:19:00.000+01:00There is a plaque in memory of Ellen Swallow Richa...There is a plaque in memory of Ellen Swallow Richards at MIT. If memory serves, it's at the south end of Building 4, on the main floor. Maybe someone who's at MIT currently can confirm.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089247980062665630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090606050135345849.post-46056877579132359692007-01-26T09:32:00.000+01:002007-01-26T09:32:00.000+01:00I think the former as well. Swallow must have been...I think the former as well. Swallow must have been a very inelligent lady, and had to cope with a society where women were regarded as unsuited for an academic career. She became assistant director without salary. Without the help of progressive men she would not have been able to make this career. She wrote books about chemistry and cooking and housekeeping, so perhaps she still had to surrender to female stigma. <br /><br />The end of 19th century was a very narrow minded time regarding emancipation (slavery had just been banned, to put things in context). I think Marie Curie was the first female scientist that was regarded fully fledged. I do not know how important her husband was initially for her acceptance or maybe even the fact that she was not American.synthetic environmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10751505314520866767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090606050135345849.post-78908923278062831612007-01-25T15:47:00.000+01:002007-01-25T15:47:00.000+01:00I suspected the case would be something like that....I suspected the case would be something like that.<br /><br />I recently did a little browsing on the subject of women in chemistry from days gone by. It seems that a lot of them actually worked with their husbands, which raises an interesting issue. Do you think the women were the brains in the operation, and they needed a man to legitimize their results, or even their presence in a university setting, or on the other hand were they ridinig the coattails of their husbands?<br /><br />I'd kind of like to think the former.Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422643133788021049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090606050135345849.post-84772961533608096862007-01-24T16:06:00.000+01:002007-01-24T16:06:00.000+01:00Even more funny: The person in charge of the Women...Even more funny: The person in charge of the Women's laboratory was a man.synthetic environmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10751505314520866767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090606050135345849.post-29811194172083212062007-01-24T15:55:00.000+01:002007-01-24T15:55:00.000+01:00I find the statement "She raised funds to open the...I find the statement <i>"She raised funds to open the Woman’s Laboratory at MIT where she worked as an assistant director."</i> a bit funny.<br /><br /><br />It reminds me of the Simpsons episode, where Homer starts an internet company and gives himself the title "Junior Vice President"Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422643133788021049noreply@blogger.com