Gustave Eiffel, who designed France's world-famous monument, had the names of 72 scholars inscribed on the base of the tower in golden letters. All of them men. Today the Paris City Hall is plans to even up the score by adding the names of 72 women who made significant contributions to science.
When France's iconic monument was built in 1889, Eiffel had the names of 72 of France's greatest scholars inscribed on the tower's first floor in golden capital letters 60 centimetres high.
