# Margaret W. Rossiter

> Margaret Walsh Rossiter was an American historian of science who was based at Cornell University. Rossiter coined the term Matilda effect in 1993 to describe bias against acknowledging the achievements of women scientists and inventors, whose work is consequently attributed to their male colleagues.

*American historian of science*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/margaret-w-rossiter

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1944-07-08
- **Died:** 2025-08-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Historical depth:** 13.0 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Margaret_W._Rossiter)
- [مارجريت دبليو روسيتر](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA_%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88_%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B1)
- [মার্গারেট ডব্লিউ. রসিটার](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F_%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%89._%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0)
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- [Margaret W. Rossiter](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_W._Rossiter)
- [מרגרט ו' רוסיטר](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%A8%D7%98_%D7%95'_%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%98%D7%A8)
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- [Росситер, Маргарет](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%2C_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82)
- [مارگریٹ ڈبلیو روسٹر](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%B9_%DA%88%D8%A8%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%88_%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%B9%D8%B1)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6759992)

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