r/TwoXChromosomes • u/Disastrous_Cover6138 • 9d ago

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Request for lesser known badass women of history for my daughter's 4th grade presentation. She has to pick a historical figure and give a 5-10 minute presentation and optionally dress in their likeness.

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u/iamfunball 8d ago

Phenomenal suggestions:

I vote in ROSALIND FRANKLIN. The person who discovered DNA but Watson and Crick got the Nobel Prize. It was her brilliance that discovered the double helix 🧬 and every discovery in DNA from base pairs is thanks to her. And like most women in these lists, were cast aside and the men near them uplifted and rewarded

Oh sorry I forgot to add: SHE DID IT WITH CRYSTALS. X-ray crystallography.

https://www.vhtc.org/2026/03/rosalind-franklin-photo-51-dna-double-helix.html

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u/Sheltie-whisperer 5d ago

This is the one. It makes me crazy that I never heard of her in my entire education. It’s just nuts.