1. Women in the Scientific Revolution Generally excluded from universities, scientific societies, and received an inferior education Opportunities existed for women to study alongside husbands and fathers Maria Winkelmann (German astronomer)— discovered a comet before her husband; helped create an astronomical calendar  excluded from Berlin Academy of Sciences Maria Merian traveled to South America to study insects and published a text on her work

2. Queen Christina of Sweden (r. 1623–1654): brought Descartes to Stockholm to design regulations for a new science academy Margaret Cavendish (1623–1673) – Observations Upon Experimental Philosophy (1666) – Grounds of Natural Philosophy (1668) Overall, a small number of women were able to participate in science, but many still faced prejudices from men

3. DBQ: Women and Science Analyze the documents for POV on women and science Construct three paragraphs on the attitudes and reactions towards women during the Scientific Revolution. Finish with a thesis statement