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Alice Gorman, Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University

Prejudice, poor pay and the 'urinary leash': naming and claiming Australia's forgotten women scientists

Bachelor of Science graduates at Adelaide University in 1890. Courtesy of University of Adelaide Library, University Archives

Jane Carey’s new book Taking to the Field explores a paradox: women have been excluded from Australian science for many social and political reasons, but were also present and active within it from its earliest days. It’s a story of extraordinary achievements as well as struggles to gain recognition and fair treatment.


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