The Nobel Prize

[Linnea Ista]

On 26 Sep 1997, Cynthia M. Galloway wrote:

> We just had a seminar on Rosalind Franklin today and the students were
> wondering, "If Watson would have treated Franklin the same way had she been
> a man?"  I said I would throw the question out to the group for comments.
> 
> They also said she should have won the Nobel Prize had she lived.  They
> would have not awarded it to Wilkins but, I think really didn't like to give
> it Watson.  
He most likely would not have stated in his book that Franklin really
needed to wear lipstick to appear more attractive ;-)

Linnea