International Women’s Day: The forgotten female scientists of history

<p>Today is International Women’s Day, and in this episode of the <em>Science Focus Podcast</em>, online assistant Sara Rigby talks to science historians Anna Reser and Leila McNeill, authors of <a href="https://www.quartoknows.com/books/9780711248977/Forces-of-Nature.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Forces of Nature: The Women who Changed Science</em></a> (£20, Frances Lincoln).</p><p>They tell us about the women who engaged in science throughout history but don’t always get remembered – the midwives, the astronomers, and the wives and sisters.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/beyond-marie-curie-the-women-in-science-history-we-dont-talk-about/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read an edited excerpt from the interview</strong></a></li></ul><p>Let us know what you think of the episode with a review or a comment wherever you listen to your podcasts.</p><ul><li><strong>Subscribe</strong>&nbsp;to the&nbsp;<em>Science Focus Podcast</em>&nbsp;on these services:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.acast.com/science-focus-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Acast</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/science-focus-podcast/id1296673906?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">iTunes</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/immediate-media-2/science-focus-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://rss.acast.com/science-focus-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RSS</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1296673906/science-focus-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Overcast</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/leila-mcneill-and-anna-reser-on-lesser-known-women-from-science-history" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read the full transcription of this episode</a>&nbsp;[this will open in a new window]</li></ul><p><strong>Listen to more episodes of the&nbsp;<em>Science Focus Podcast</em>:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https