Cryptogyny
Sign in to savethumb|alt=Jocelyn Bell Burnell|Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered the first radio pulsar. For this discovery, in 1974 a [[Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to her supervisor Antony Hewish and to Martin Ryle, citing Hewish and Ryle for their pioneering work in radio-astrophysics. Jocelyn Burnell was left out.]]
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thumb|alt=Jocelyn Bell Burnell|Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered the first radio pulsar. For this discovery, in 1974 a [[Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to her supervisor Antony Hewish and to Martin Ryle, citing Hewish and Ryle for their pioneering work in radio-astrophysics. Jocelyn Burnell was left out.]]
Cryptogyny is the recurring phenomenon, throughout history and in most cultures, of hiding women and female references in different spheres of society, especially the most prestigious ones.
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