Rosalind Franklin

Rosalind Franklin sets another example of a figure who contributed outstandingly to her field but was given minimal credit. It was only after her death that her work began to be recognized, though her name still remains in the shadows for many. She was a very important participant in the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA, but because her discovery was never recognized— at least not until after her death— she did not receive public acclaim and was not able to be granted the Nobel Prize she merited.

Franklin, along with the aforementioned Hidden Figures, Jennings, and Lovelace, has been a victim of institutional bias. Because she was a woman, she found herself and her work being hindered and her recognition belittled. Thankfully, her discovery still found its way into the world, albeit at the cost of her own name being detached from it.