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submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jun/23/sexism-in-science-did-watson-and-crick-really-steal-rosalind-franklins-data

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Her death (whatever its cause) was the technical reason that she was not awarded it, but also they called her all sorts of horrid names including bitch. And to some extent it wasn't even them but her boss that handed them her data... but again the name-calling behaviors and such reveal how they were totally fine with that arrangement. i.e., it wasn't "just" the Nobel prize that they screwed her out of, it was all credit for it everywhere.

So it is one of those middling-IQ, low-EQ situations, as compared to e.g.:

[–] [email protected] -5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Oooohhh! "Bitch." Wow. Truly the most vicious of insults.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Also if you knew anything about their personalities... well let's just say that I can understand why she might have even chosen to be bitchy around them:-P. I am saying: they were massive douches:-P.