The true story of Jeanne Villepreux-Power, the pioneer of marine biology

2023-12-21T15:19:59.147Z

Highlights: The true story of Jeanne Villepreux-Power, the pioneer of marine biology. How did this self-taught woman become a pioneer in marine biology? What were its main scientific contributions? Why has she been forgotten, like many women scientists before and after her? To talk about it, Stéphane Bern receives Annabelle Kremer-Lecointre, Associate Professor in Life and Earth Sciences, and author of " Women in Science" (La Martinière)

All this week, " Historically, Yours takes to the sea. For this episode 4, Stéphane Bern tells the story of a forgotten woman of science to whom we owe, among other things, an object that the whole world knows - the aquarium. Or the true story of Jeanne Villepreux-Power, the pioneer of marine biology... How did this self-taught woman become a pioneer in marine biology? What were its main scientific contributions? Why has she been forgotten, like many women scientists before and after her? To talk about it, Stéphane Bern receives Annabelle Kremer-Lecointre, Associate Professor in Life and Earth Sciences, and author of " Women in Science" (La Martinière)