Gendered mechanisms in scientific production: A social and transnational history of women in the human sciences (late-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century)

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This article examines how the history of science and the history of education have embraced the history of women and gender, and how the latter has contributed to renewing these two historiographical domains. From a transnational perspective, it highlights that women have consistently been marginalized in the fields of science and education in various countries. This marginalization has prompted historians to explore alternative locations where knowledge is cultivated and examine aspects of the personal lives of the individuals under study. This approach, which acknowledges that the personal is also political, provides fresh insight into the social conditions of knowledge production. The article emphasizes the transnational perspective, not only in the attention paid to several national cultures but also in the desire to highlight the mobility of women: whether students trained abroad or researchers studying outside their national borders, travel has left its mark on the lives of women. The study concludes that gender possesses heuristic qualities and brings to light novel issues pertaining to the study of science and education in diverse geographical and temporal settings.