Ann Kennedy Smith
@akennedysmith.bsky.social
Author, critic and researcher. Reviews & essays in TLS, Guardian, History Today, ODNB. Writing about books & women's history in my Cambridge Ladies' Dining Society newsletter. https://akennedysmith.substack.com/
Thank you, Emily. It's sad she didn't live to see her contribution more fully acknowledged.
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Thank you, Emily. It's sad she didn't live to see her contribution more fully acknowledged.
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This is from the final chapter of the biography of Franklin written by her younger sister, Jenifer Glynn. The picture Watson painted of her was a cruel lie - but lots of the corrective counter-stories, although important, can also obscure the real person.
November 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
This is from the final chapter of the biography of Franklin written by her younger sister, Jenifer Glynn. The picture Watson painted of her was a cruel lie - but lots of the corrective counter-stories, although important, can also obscure the real person.
Reposted by Ann Kennedy Smith
"excluded from the world of informal exchanges" got me. That's the bit we still do really really badly. African scientists unable to get visas to attend conferences, mothers struggling with childcare, class exclusion. If we turn it into a "theft" narrative it's easy to say "oh well I don't do that".
November 8, 2025 at 7:55 AM
"excluded from the world of informal exchanges" got me. That's the bit we still do really really badly. African scientists unable to get visas to attend conferences, mothers struggling with childcare, class exclusion. If we turn it into a "theft" narrative it's easy to say "oh well I don't do that".