Hello Everyone!This will my last blog post on "The Professor and the Madman", my ISU novel. In this post I will talk about my novel in the feminist criticism perspective, and how it applies to our society. Thesis:In the novel “The Professor and the Madman”, Simon Winchester undervalues the roles of the women in the real life story, for Winchester gives essentially little to no detail to their characters, including the characters Ada Murray and Eliza Merrett. Ada Murray and Her Contributions to the OED (1845-1936)
Real life story of Women's Contributions Being Sabotaged:
“When I told the rest of the team they assumed it was human interference, or I’d wired up the equipment wrong.”
“When the Press found out I was a woman, we were bombarded with inquiries, my male supervisor was asked the astrophysical questions while I was the human interest. Photographers asked me to unbutton my blouse lower, whilst journalists wanted to know my vital statistics and whether I was taller than Princess Margaret.”
What I Learned from this ResearchWhat I learned through my research is that many women have gotten their titles sabotaged, but those are only the ones we know about. What if there are more women who were not lucky enough to finally get recognition? Even after their death? However, I believe that as we learn through mistakes, we as a society will be able to help more women be more acknowledged for their efforts! Why I Chose to do a BlogI chose to do a blog as one of my medias because I can freely write with no restrictions. Blogs also allow me to share links, pictures, videos, and other media which give opportunity for my readers to have a deeper understanding of my topic. My readers can also comment, allow me to communicate with my audience, which is not possible in almost all other media types. Citation:Works Cited
“6 Women Scientists Who Were Snubbed Due to Sexism.” National Geographic, National Geographic Society, 19 May 2013, news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/130519-women-scientists-overlooked-dna-history-science/. “Jocelyn Bell Burnell.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 27 Feb. 2018, www.biography.com/people/jocelyn-bell-burnell-9206018. Loughlin, Eoin. “My Battle with Sexism, by Scientist Jocelyn Bell Burnell Who Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Universe.” BelfastTelegraph.co.uk, BelfastTelegraph.co.uk, 20 July 2015, www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/my-battle-with-sexism-by-scientist-jocelyn-bell-burnell-who-helped-unlock-the-secrets-of-the-universe-31388068.html.
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AuthorHello! Welcome to my summer school blog! I’m Masfia, I’m from Bangladesh but grew up in Japan, and now I live in Guelph and go to Centennial CVI. Good luck to everyone who took this course! |