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Chemistry is a science well suited to the talents and situation of women; it is not a science of parade; it affords occupation and infinite variety; it demands no bodily strength; it can be pursued in retirement; it applies immediately to useful and domestic purposes; and whilst the ingenuity of the most inventive mind may in the science be exercised, there is no danger of it flaming the imagination, because the mind is intent upon realities, the knowledge that is acquired is exact and the pleasure of the pursuit is sufficient reward for the labour. (Edgeworth, 1795, p. 21)
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Hussenius, A., Scantlebury, K. (2011). Witches, Alchemists, Poisoners and Scientists. In: Chiu, MH., Gilmer, P.J., Treagust, D.F. (eds) Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Madame Marie Sklodowska Curie’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-719-6_10
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