systematic study of the natural world through observation and experiment
from Latin scientia 'knowledge'
Humanity's most successful attempt to understand reality
Scientific fields have historically excluded women through institutional barriers and citation bias; women's contributions were often credited to male colleagues or erased entirely.
When discussing sciences, actively name women scientists and their contributions to counter historical erasure.
From Marie Curie to Rosalind Franklin to Hedy Lamarr, women shaped modern science; institutional histories must deliberately include their work and challenge citation gaps.
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