Someone misunderstood what I was saying. Because they said “accually” instead of “actually” on an already misogynistic post, I am far less inclined to take their words seriously. Either that, or we have a proud misogynist here.
Ahh yes. Because, as we all know, the manspreading chair has been the one and only contribution by the entire female population in the history of ever >.>
Ah, you must be my downvoter. We shouldn’t have to give you examples. It is your duty to inform yourself with research. If you can’t think of one other contribution women have made, then you haven’t looked at all. Purposely ignoring women’s advancements for society doesn’t mean you are correct in saying they haven’t contributed.
What kind of contribution are you looking for? Mother Teresa?
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i mean, there's the obvious Katherine Johnson and her contributions to NASA, along with the other "hidden figures."
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Stephanie Kwolek, who invented Kevlar. Albeit by accident, but that's the same way we got gravity so hardly a sticking point.
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Josephine Cochrane who invented the dishwasher (let's save the jokes - I guarantee they've all been made before).
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Tabitha Babbit who may have invented the circular saw. Did invent false teeth.
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Maria Beasley, who invented a few things but most notably the life raft.
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J K Rowling who wrote Harry Potter, easily one of the most well known and influential works of the same couple decades
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Khatoon Khider, a singer who formed an all female militia called Daughters of the Sun to help fight ISIS
Flossie Wong - the first person to clone HIV, leading to huge advancements including the connection between it and AIDs, as well as the ability to diagnose it via bloodwork.
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Tu Youyou who contributed largely to the treatmeent for malaria
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Amy Hennig - head director as well as a script writer and (iirc) producer for the "Uncharted" series
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Queen Ana Nzinga, who managed to keep the Portuguese slave trade out of Angola for 30 years
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Temple Grandin - an animal rights advocate who helped invent/improve ways of keeping and restraining animals to cause less stress or cruelty. Also advocated and helped encourage better conditions for animals at slaughter houses. Also a public speaker, with autism, who invented the actual "hug-box."
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Margaret Atwood, author of many influential books and occasional producer of their TV adaptations, including "the Handmaid's Tale." Also invented the LongPen, which allows a person to use a tablet to control and write with a pen from a remote location.
I probably could keep going but it's 2:30 in the morning, and while I haven't quite rambled on for 18 pages I feel more is unnecessary at this point in time
Go as long as you want. Women are awesome. They take two pieces of DNA and make an entire human. And all of this other stuff. I was just asking for examples.
The thing is, it’s not our job to provide you with examples. @xvarnah always goes above and beyond, and we love her for it, but you have near-infinite information at your hands. I may have mistook your original comment in the wrong way, and I apologize for snapping. But I stand by my other statement. Let’s say you’re writing a dissertation: would you ask someone else to compile a series of proofs for you, or would you compile your own information via research? I guess it’s not a big deal, I can see you had purer intentions than I had originally thought. Have a good day.
Tbh I think it's interesting to see what's out there. Hopefully someone will read this thread at some point and learn something new (I certainly did).
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As an aside directed at no one in particular I also think it's important to remember that throughout history women were very specifically forbidden from being allowed to contribute to society in almost any way that existed outside of homemaking. They weren't allowed to vote, they weren't allowed to speak, they were denied education and jobs, and works they did attempt to contribute were often dismissed the moment people realized a woman was behind it. They were largely treated as ornamental. Why that's been the case throughout so many cultures I've always found a bit bizarre, but it's still a part of mankind's many faceted history. Still, many of them found ways to contribute outside of the spotlight.
Final note:
-anybody taking up the space of three people because their legs are open wider than a woman's when she's giving birth is an asshole. Don't do that.
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-The chairs are stupid. Don't do them either
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i mean, there's the obvious Katherine Johnson and her contributions to NASA, along with the other "hidden figures."
.
Stephanie Kwolek, who invented Kevlar. Albeit by accident, but that's the same way we got gravity so hardly a sticking point.
.
Josephine Cochrane who invented the dishwasher (let's save the jokes - I guarantee they've all been made before).
.
Tabitha Babbit who may have invented the circular saw. Did invent false teeth.
.
Maria Beasley, who invented a few things but most notably the life raft.
.
J K Rowling who wrote Harry Potter, easily one of the most well known and influential works of the same couple decades
.
Khatoon Khider, a singer who formed an all female militia called Daughters of the Sun to help fight ISIS
.
Tu Youyou who contributed largely to the treatmeent for malaria
.
Amy Hennig - head director as well as a script writer and (iirc) producer for the "Uncharted" series
.
Queen Ana Nzinga, who managed to keep the Portuguese slave trade out of Angola for 30 years
.
Temple Grandin - an animal rights advocate who helped invent/improve ways of keeping and restraining animals to cause less stress or cruelty. Also advocated and helped encourage better conditions for animals at slaughter houses. Also a public speaker, with autism, who invented the actual "hug-box."
.
Margaret Atwood, author of many influential books and occasional producer of their TV adaptations, including "the Handmaid's Tale." Also invented the LongPen, which allows a person to use a tablet to control and write with a pen from a remote location.
.
As an aside directed at no one in particular I also think it's important to remember that throughout history women were very specifically forbidden from being allowed to contribute to society in almost any way that existed outside of homemaking. They weren't allowed to vote, they weren't allowed to speak, they were denied education and jobs, and works they did attempt to contribute were often dismissed the moment people realized a woman was behind it. They were largely treated as ornamental. Why that's been the case throughout so many cultures I've always found a bit bizarre, but it's still a part of mankind's many faceted history. Still, many of them found ways to contribute outside of the spotlight.
-anybody taking up the space of three people because their legs are open wider than a woman's when she's giving birth is an asshole. Don't do that.
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-The chairs are stupid. Don't do them either