Roslind Franklin

DNA was once considered a mystery of science. One of the people that helped to discover and solve the mysteries of DNA was Rosalind Franklin. Even though she had to struggle against a great deal of male ignorance in the scientific community, she still made an impact on the world of science. Born on July 25, 1920, Rosalind attended St. Paul Girl’s School in London. Franklin and her four other siblings received an advantaged childhood because …

…reason that she did not share the prize is that they are only given to living people and she had been dead for four years. (Stille, 77) Rosalind Franklin struggled throughout her life because of a male dominated society. She was often looked down upon as inferior or just completely looked over by here father and her colleagues. But in spite of all this she was still able to make her mark on the scientific community.