Dorothy Hill classified thousands of fossil corals, built Queensland's geological map, and opened Australian universities to women - then vanished from history. She explains why taxonomic labour disappears, how ancient reefs predict modern collapse, and what she got wrong about mentoring.| Vox Meditantis
Alice Catherine Evans discovered that raw milk transmitted deadly brucellosis from cattle to humans - then spent a decade being dismissed by male scientists and dairy interests who valued profit over proof. She contracted the disease herself, worked whilst chronically ill, and waited for men to confirm what she'd already proved.| Vox Meditantis
Hertha Sponer built the experimental foundations of quantum chemistry, developed methods still taught worldwide, and trained 35 scientists - yet history remembers her as "Franck's assistant." She explains how interdisciplinary innovation becomes invisible, why exile shattered her career's momentum, and what bridge-builders lose when traffic flows freely across their work.| Vox Meditantis
Britain’s first qualified female physician discusses her ingenious exploitation of legal loopholes, groundbreaking migraine research, and creation of women-only hospitals. Elizabeth Garrett A…| Vox Meditantis
Discover how mathematician Cathleen Synge Morawetz proved shock-free supersonic flight impossible, bridged pure theory with aircraft design, and became the first woman to lead America’s premi…| Vox Meditantis
The first woman to win mathematics’ highest honour, Maryam Mirzakhani transformed how we understand curved spaces and complex surfaces. In this intimate conversation, she reflects on cultural…| Vox Meditantis