Post #2190604
2022-12-30 20:22 UTC
Yvonne Brill passed away in 2013.
The NYT ran an obituary that was roundly criticized as sexist. It mentioned her beef stroganoff, following her husband, and raising her children before acknowledging her work as a rocket scientist.
Look at these edits:
http://www.newsdiffs.org/diff/192021/192137/www.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/science/space/yvonne-brill-rocket-scientist-dies-at-88.html
Replies (2)
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@mcnees@mastodon.social 2022-12-30 20:25
The NYT had to change the first line from “She made a mean beef stroganoff…” to “She was a brilliant rocket scientist…” This was only nine years ago!
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@Nonya_Bidniss@mas.to 2022-12-30 23:56
@mcnees@mastodon.social Ugh. I wish that was surprising. Maybe for my granddaughters things like that will be real head-scratchers.