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- 1Connecticut-born scientist finally credited after years of obscurity●Pioneering work of CT-born scientist was long hidden. How the Matilda effect finally gave her credit
A scientist born in Connecticut whose pioneering work went unacknowledged for years is now receiving recognition, with attention turning to the 'Matilda effect' — the pattern by which women's scientific achievements are overlooked or attributed to male colleagues. Commentators note her case as a long-delayed correction and part of a broader re-examination of whose contributions get recorded in the history of science.