Female Scientist in Laboratory, Original Photograph - 1910

Women in Lab Sciences

Photograph

(Women in Sciences). [Photograph]: Female Scientist At Work In Laboratory, 1910. Large sepia gelatin photograph. Image measures 9" x 7" with a 10"x8" white boarder. Light toning of boarder. Near fine condition. One female scientist sits at a laboratory table amongst her four male colleges. Her expression, unlike the others, in sidelong and a little wry. Two men in military uniforms stand at attention in the doorway, sunshine pours through the window on the left; on the right hand side are shelves stacked with bottles, beakers, and cotton swabs. Women were discouraged from pursuing a scientific education, let alone a career, and those who did found their contributions minimized. Despite the obstacles, this original period photo is a testimony to the existence of women in the sciences in the first half of the 20th century.

Item #16191

Price: $155.00