Queer STEM History

Martha May Eliot and Ethel Collins Dunham


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In this episode we share the story of not just one queer scientist, but two, in our historic lesbian power couple spectacular! Martha May Eliot and Ethel Collins Dunham shared an almost 60 year long relationship and were both recognised as pioneers in public health and pediatrics.
The transcript for this episode is available at https://queerstempodcast.wixsite.com/website/martha-and-ethel
For more information about Martha and Ethel check out these links:
"Public Careers and Private Sexuality: Some Gay and Lesbian Lives in the History of Medicine and Public Health" - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1447383/
Centre for the History of Medicine profile on Martha and Ethel - https://cms.www.countway.harvard.edu/wp/?p=15181
Yale Alumni Magazine Dual-Career Couple - https://yalealumnimagazine.com/articles/3912-dual-career-couple
16 Iconic Same-Sex Couples through History - https://www.advocate.com/love-and-sex/2018/8/13/16-iconic-same-sex-couples-throughout-history
'To Believe in Women: What Lesbians Have Done For America - A History' by Lillian Faderman
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