When Women Gather

When Women Gather

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?

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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.