Margaret W. Rossiter

Margaret W. Rossiter (1944 - 2025)

American historian of science at Cornell University.

In 1993, she coined the term The Matilda Effect to describe

the systematic erasure of women's achievements in science

over the centuries and the theft and attribution of

their work and discoveries to male colleagues.

She named it in honour of suffragist and abolitionist

Matilda Joslyn Gage who had sounded the alarm 

about this practice more than a century earlier.

Following decades of research, her 3-volume work,

Women Scientists in America, restored women to

their rightful place in the history of science.

Her books inspired programs and policies which ensure 

that today’s women in STEM are properly

credited, published, and remembered.

This Blog Is Back!

Posts are going to resume on Beautiful Woman of the Day!

But instead of being every day

(a pace I could not maintain),

posts will appear twice each month --

on the 1st and on the 15th.

Some months there may be an additional post

to mark some special occasion or event --

like International Women's Day next Sunday.

Dear Beautiful People -- An Announcement

I have reluctantly decided to put this blog on what may prove to be a permanent pause. In my initial enthusiasm when starting this blog, it seems I underestimated how much time and effort these daily postings would require over the long term. So I am going to return my attention and focus to my main blog, She Who Seeks, and leave this blog as an archival one. Perhaps some day I may resume regular posting here if demands on my time change. We'll see what the future holds.

Thank you to everyone who has followed this blog. I am grateful for your support. And thank you to all who nominated women as subjects for posts and/or who left such interesting, supportive, and perceptive comments over the year of Beautiful Woman of the Day's existence. I appreciate your interest and participation very much!

Blogging Break

Hi everyone --

I'm off to visit my sister and then when I get back,

I will be having my cataracts surgery. So I will not

be blogging for the month of September at a minimum.

I don't know yet how great a limitation on screen time

I'll have to observe during my recovery period of

October and November. So blogging may be

sporadic and/or non-existent during those months too.

But regular blogging will resume when I am able!

See you later, Beautiful People!

Björk

Björk (1965 -     )

Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actor;

Noted for her distinct voice, three-octave vocal range, 

eclectic musical stye, and eccentric public persona and fashion;

one of the most influential pioneers in electronic and experimental music;

nominated in 2001 for an Oscar for Best Original Song, she caused

a sensation at the ceremony in her infamous "Swan Dress;"

her 2025 concert film Cornucopia is currently streaming on Apple TV+.

One Year of Beautiful Women!

Beautiful Woman of the Day blog

is one year old today!

Thank you to everyone who has read,

followed, or commented on this blog

over the past 12 months!

I appreciate all of you!

Marcy Borders

Marcy Borders (1973 - 2015)

American legal assistant who worked in the World Trade Center's North Tower;

she survived its collapse following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks;

immortalized as "The Dust Lady," she was 28 years old when this iconic photo

was taken by Stan Honda, photographer for Agence France-Presse;

Marcy never recovered from the trauma of the attack and

suffered severe PTSD for the rest of her life;

she died from stomach cancer at age 42, convinced it was

due to the toxic dust from the World Trade Center collapse.

[photo of Marcy Borders with Stan Honda]