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Danielle LeCourt's avatar

I really, really loved this one. I remember coming across Nannerl Mozart once and having a similar thought about her. It was also around the same time that I came across a Mary Somerville and became obsessed with her and how she was able to breakthrough with her genius at a time that was, for obvious reasons, quite difficult. So I pursued a Mary’s story and abandoned Mozart. Now, that feels quite meta.

Thank you for telling the story—it’s an important one, and so well written, as always.

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Gunnar's avatar

Thanks, Danielle!

Mary Somerville is a great example too. I should find a way to let her have a cameo in a future post.

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Danielle LeCourt's avatar

No way, dibs.

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Gunnar's avatar

Better start writing then 😉. (I'd love to read it!)

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Danielle LeCourt's avatar

Ha ha oh it’s on then.

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Nicolas Delon's avatar

Minor quibble: Felix was Fanny’s brother not husband.

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Gunnar's avatar

Well, that's embarrassing... You're absolutely, right, Nicolas. Thanks! (I corrected it in the text.)

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EcSolticia's avatar

Awesome read. Indeed, to hope for genius to just pop into existence without allowing for its cultivation is akin to dispersing seeds on concrete in the hopes of a sprout.

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Gunnar's avatar

Thanks, Q. Perfect metaphor!

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Amod Sandhya Lele's avatar

Meet Harriet Taylor Mill: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/harriet-mill/

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Gunnar's avatar

Another great example. Thanks, Amod!

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Baird Brightman's avatar

"History is written by the victors".

As more women and POC "win", they get to (re)write history with a more accurate inclusive voice.

Data matters. International testing of math/science ability reveals NO gender differences. I'm still happy that Larry Summers got kicked out of the presidency of Harvard U. for suggesting otherwise.

Glad you mentioned Watson & Crick's unattributed use of Rosalind Franklin's X-ray crystallography of the DNA helix. One of the worst crimes of intellectual property theft.

Great writing Gunnar! 👏

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Gunnar's avatar

Thanks, Baird!

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