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When Medical Research Failed Women in the Wake of the Thalidomide Scandal, Dr. Nanette Wenger Fought Back.

We recently launched Lost Women of the Manhattan Project, a miniseries about some of the forgotten women who made significant contributions to the three-year effort during World War II to create a bomb that would end the war.

Season 5 of Lost Women of Science tells the story of Marie Nyswander, and how she revolutionized heroin addiction treatment. We’re very excited to share our BONUS EPISODE with you this Thursday, June 1st.

Season 3 of Lost Women of Science traces the life and work of YY Clark, also nicknamed “The First Lady of Engineering” for her many breakthroughs in the field of mechanical engineering as a Black woman.

Some people have said that Einstein’s first wife contributed to some of his most famous work. Do their claims hold water?

From the moment we began the research for Season One of Lost Women of Science, we asked a central question: was Dr. Dorothy Andersen, the pioneering pathologist, valued in the medical community? As our recent bonus episode shows, the word “value” is itself complicated.

The Matilda Effect posits that women in science become overlooked because many of their discoveries and breakthroughs are attributed to men.