Science's Original SinHow learned societies were built to exclude women.

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Hidden Architecture of Patriarchy

The founding of scientific academies in the 17th century established science as a legitimate field of inquiry. But these prestigious institutions, like London's Royal Society, were exclusively male. This systematic exclusion created a structure that made women's contributions invisible for centuries. It formalized the idea of science as a male domain, the legacy of which persists in the ongoing underrepresentation of women in STEM.