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Margaret W. Rossiter

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American historian of science

United StatesWritersLived 1944 to 2025 · aged 81
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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.

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Awards 7

2022George Sarton Medal
2012Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
1997Pfizer Award
1997Margaret W. Rossiter History of Women in Science Prize
1989MacArthur Fellows Program
1984Wilbur Cross Medal
1981Guggenheim Fellowship

Connected to Margaret 6

Naomi OreskesAlso won Margaret W. Rossiter History of Women in Science PrizeI. Bernard CohenAlso won Pfizer AwardPeter SaloveyAlso won Wilbur Cross MedalG. E. R. LloydAlso won George Sarton MedalRoger ShepardAlso won Wilbur Cross MedalJanet BrowneAlso won Pfizer Award

About this person

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United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1944 to 2025 · aged 81
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15 languages

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