Four women whose pioneering contributions to science have been largely overlooked

2026/01/29 by Lisa M. Thomann, Julie Batut · 2 voices
Arts and Humanities · Medicine · #Historical Medical Research and Treatments #Medical History and Innovations #Twentieth Century Scientific Developments

paper · doi:10.7554/elife.110644

openalex publication_date 2026/01/29 · openalex created_date 2026/02/12 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25

Abstract

Ethel Browne Harvey and Hilde Pröscholdt Mangold did pioneering research in embryology, Ida Henrietta Hyde helped develop the first microelectrodes for the stimulation of single cells, and Marthe Gautier had a vital role in discovering that Down syndrome is caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21. So why are their names so little known by the scientific community at large?

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