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300-year-old engravings shed light on women in science

Copperplates unearthed in Oxford show the illustrative skills of naturalist Martin Lister's teenage daughters.

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Reich, E. 300-year-old engravings shed light on women in science. Nature (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2010.689

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