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Many of these women often also received substantial male aid and patronage, or were even posthumously given credit for work they didn't play a large role in by eager feminists, e.g., Ada Lovelace, who is often claimed to be the first computer programmer in history, was likely predated by her confidant Charles Babbage in this accomplishment, and there is no actual evidence that she contributed in any substantial way to Babbage's work in this regard.<ref>http://robroy.dyndns.info/collier/ch3.html</ref> | Many of these women often also received substantial male aid and patronage, or were even posthumously given credit for work they didn't play a large role in by eager feminists, e.g., Ada Lovelace, who is often claimed to be the first computer programmer in history, was likely predated by her confidant Charles Babbage in this accomplishment, and there is no actual evidence that she contributed in any substantial way to Babbage's work in this regard.<ref>http://robroy.dyndns.info/collier/ch3.html</ref> | ||
Even the unquestionably most distinguished female scientist in history, Marie Curie-Skłodowska (a 2 time Nobel prize winner), is apparently less eminent in regards to encyclopedia entries and academic citations, | Even the unquestionably most distinguished female scientist in history, Marie Curie-Skłodowska (a 2 time Nobel prize winner), is apparently less eminent in regards to encyclopedia entries and academic citations, than her husband and colleague Pierre Curie, according to the author Charles Murray.<ref>Murray, C. 2003. Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950. pp 126.</ref> | ||
== The failure of affirmative action == | == The failure of affirmative action == | ||