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Re:Lady Ranelagh: The Incomparable Life of Robert Boyle’s Si... by TchoBeer on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @09:22AM (#27117762)
I agree so much with that first paragraph. All these "women geniuses snubbed by 18th century sexism" are aristocrats (which makes sense because all the men geniuses are also aristocrats). The lack of discussion of people who didn't have the opportunities that, for instance, Ada Lovelace did, is a pretty big misstep imo.

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