Žene u astrofizici
Women in Astrophysics

Author(s): Olga Atanacković
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Sociology
Published by: Етнографски институт САНУ
Keywords: women in science; history of science; astrophysics
Summary/Abstract: The first part of the paper will be dedicated to women who have made significant contributions to the development of astrophysics in the world from the end of the 19th century to the present, as well as their position in science and society. The second part will describe the beginnings of the development of astrophysics in our country and offer short biographies of the first female professors at the University of Belgrade, who laid the foundations of university teaching in this field and significantly influenced its promotion and popularisation in society. Finally, the representation of women at all levels of astronomy and astrophysics studies throughout the five decades that astrophysics has been taught at the University of Belgrade will be discussed, along with their most important achievements in science, education and society in general.

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