Women In Science: Professor Dorothy Hodgkin

Series

Series Name

Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

172

Date Released

1976

Length of issue (in feet)

525

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Women In Science: Professor Dorothy Hodgkin
2. 2Women In Science: Mary Kendrick
3. 3Women In Science: Dr Jocelyn Bell Burnell
4. 4Women In Science: Dr Corinne Hutt

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: Half the world’s population are women, yet they make up only five percent of its scientists. Living Tomorrow looks at the work of four women who, despite the difficulties, have succeeded in the world of science whilst maintaining a normal family life. Professor Dorothy Hodgkin - winner of Nobel Prize for her analysis of the complex structure of organic molecules like penicillin. Despite her own success she feels strongly that girls need considerably more encouragement to move into science.

Keywords

Women; Science and technology

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 52 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/172

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Cutter

Peter Day

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