In eighteenth-century Europe, there was an increase in women entering the field of science, more so than in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. What happened in the eighteenth century that set women up for success?
Laura Maria Caterina Bassi received her Ph.D. at 21 years of age. She was the first woman to earn a professorship in physics at a university. As a trailblazer for women in STEM, she was one of the first women in science to accomplish so much! Her story is truly memorable.