women in the enlightment

By ylexarmama
  • The birth of Marie Meurdrac

    The birth of Marie Meurdrac

    Marie Meurdrac was a known french alchemist, chemist and most importantly a feminist. she was born in 1610 in france and died in 1680 also in france.
    she was known for her book "useful and simple chemistry for the benefit of ladies" which is a medical, science and alchemy book made for the benefit of wome. it was approved by the faculty of medicine of paris. shes also known for its introduction, famously stating "the mind has no sex".
  • the birth of Margaret Cavendish

    the birth of Margaret Cavendish

    She was a english scientist and aristocrat,as she was the duchess of Newcastle. she was known to be a hands off scientist. she was born in 1623 and passed in 1673 at the age of 50.
    she was known for her books "observations upon experimental philosophy" where she attacks the notion of people being able to control nature through science, and her other book "the blazing world" where she describes a sci-fi world which you enter through the north pole with many fantasy elements like creatures.
  • The birth of maria Merian

    The birth of maria Merian

    maria merian was a world renowned illustrator and a entomologist. she was born in germany in 1647 and passed in 1717. she worked in her fathers workshop as an assistant where she learned how to illustrate nature.
    shes known for her book "metamorphosis of the insects of surinam" where she published 60 of her incredible illustrations and also critisized the mistreatin of slaves and nature.
  • The birth of Maria Winklemann

    The birth of Maria Winklemann

    she was one of the many female astronomers, working in her family owned observatory.she was born in 1670 in germany and passed in 1720 at the age of 50 of a fever.she was raised surrounded by astronomers like her father, uncle and even neighbor. she went further and married berlins "astronomer royal" guttfried kirch with whom she was credited with many discoveries like comets asteroids and such.
  • The birth of Émilie du Châtelet

    The birth of Émilie du Châtelet

    Émilie du Châtelet was a french aristocrat born in 1706 and passing in 1749 at the very young age of 43.
    she was known for her translation of nowtons principia from latin to french and her discovery of an aditional law of conservation of energy.
  • The birth of Dorothea von Rodde-Schlözer

    The birth of Dorothea von Rodde-Schlözer

    Dorothea von Rodde-Schlözer was a german born scolar, known for being the first woman to get a doctrate, which she had to fight very hard for. she was born in germany in 1770 and died in 1825 at the age of 55.
    she was known for her writing on the topics of mathematics, zoology, botany, optics, mining and minerology