Editorial: Jean Purdy and the history of not giving brilliant women their due
by The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Jun 14, 2019
1 minute
Jean Purdy, a nurse and embryologist, was one of three people who developed in vitro fertilization 50 years ago. But until recently, her contribution to this scientific breakthrough was largely unknown and credit was given only to the two male scientists with
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