Olwen J Edwards

Sarah, a primary school teacher, describes her experience of learning the #AlexanderTechnique with me via the #CalderdaleCares4Us project hosted @HealthyMindsCW. Free activities and treatments for frontline workers who live or work in Calderdale. Still a few AT slots available.

She kept finding women in laboratory photographs from the 1800s. Then she read the published papers—and every single woman had vanished. Someone had erased them from history. Yale University, 1969. Margaret Rossiter was a graduate student studying the history of science. She was one of very few women in her program. Every Friday afternoon, students and faculty gathered for beers and informal conversation. One week, Margaret asked a simple question: "Were there ever any women scientists?" The faculty answered firmly: No. Someone mentioned Marie Curie. The group dismissed it—her husband Pierre really deserved the credit. Margaret didn't argue. But she also didn't believe them. So she started looking. She found a reference book called "American Men of Science"—essentially a Who's Who of scientific achievement. Despite the title, she was shocked to discover it contained entries about women. Botanists trained at Wellesley. Geologists from Vermont. There were names. There were credentials. There were careers. The professors had been wrong. But Margaret's discovery was just the beginning. Because as she dug deeper into archives across the country, she found something far more disturbing. Photograph after photograph showed women standing at laboratory benches, working with equipment, listed on research teams. But when she read the published papers, the award citations, the official histories—those same women had disappeared. Their names were missing. Their contributions erased. It wasn't random. It was systematic. Women who designed experiments watched male colleagues publish results without giving them credit. Women whose discoveries were assigned to supervisors. Women listed in acknowledgments instead of as authors. Women passed over for awards that went to male collaborators who contributed far less. Margaret realized she was witnessing a pattern that stretched across centuries. Women had always been present in science. The record had simply pushed them aside. She needed a name for what she was documenting. In the early 1990s, she found it in the work of Matilda Joslyn Gage—a 19th-century suffragist who had written about this exact phenomenon in 1870. In 1993, Margaret published a paper formally naming it: The Matilda Effect. The term captured something that had been hidden in plain sight for generations. Once you knew the term, you saw it everywhere. Her dissertation became a lifelong mission. For more than 30 years, Margaret researched and wrote her landmark three-volume series: Women Scientists in America. She examined letters, institutional policies, individual careers. She gathered undeniable evidence that women in science had been consistently under-credited and structurally excluded. Her work faced resistance. Many dismissed women's history as political rather than academic. Others insisted she was exaggerating. Margaret didn't argue emotionally. She presented data. Documented cases. Patterns repeated across decades and institutions. Eventually, the evidence became undeniable. Her research helped restore recognition to scientists who had been erased: Rosalind Franklin, whose X-ray work revealed DNA's structure—credit went to Watson and Crick. Lise Meitner, who explained nuclear fission—omitted from the Nobel Prize. Nettie Stevens, who discovered sex chromosomes—received little credit. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, who discovered stars are made of hydrogen—initially dismissed. And countless others whose names had nearly vanished. Margaret changed the narrative. Science was no longer just the story of solitary male geniuses. It became a story of collaboration that included women who had been written out. The Matilda Effect became standard terminology. Scholars used it to examine how credit is assigned, how authors are listed, who receives awards, who gets left out.

What is the run time for your performances of Crime and Punishment | Victoria Theatre Halifax Adapted and directed by Laurie Sansom in March 2026 @NBroadsides please.

Is this address still active please @CSPScheme ? Your contact line queue has reduced from 35 holding to 33 in 49 minutes. How can that be? Your website page below is not working.

@Save_A_Man Great list and suggestions. I would add: How to swim How to look after their health by family habits they copy, in particular for teeth, back, feet and good hygiene. How to keep safe, stable. Practical tools to adapt, assess what is needed, when and what the correct result is.

Things to teach your kids; - Chess - First aid - Resilience - Astronomy - Persuasion - Adaptability - Self-respect - Self-defence - Cooking skills - Assertiveness - Managing time - A good attitude - Public speaking - Problem solving - Self-awareness - Gardening skills - How to volunteer - How to negotiate - Living off the land - Basic home repair - Starting a business - Money management - Good communication - Don’t watch the news - Emotional intelligence - How to manage stress - Basic car maintenance - How to make a decision - How to influence people - How to be a great mother - It’s okay to feel your emotions - Mental frameworks for thinking - Understanding healthy relationships - Building others up, not tearing them down - Problem-solving over memorization - Exploration over conformity - Creativity over rote learning - The value of hard work. - How to be kind to everyone. - Why failure is the path to success. - How to think, not what to think. - How to adapt, not conform. - How to lead, not follow. - How to create, not consume. - Taking care of animals. - Good use of language. - Opposite sex relationships. - Healhy food choices. - Music, listening and performing. - General culture. - Foreign languages. - Leadership. - Stoicism. - Fasting. - Sports. - Video games. - Spirituality. - Travelling. - Copywriting. - Drawing. - Self love. What would you add?

@PuppiesIover A surfeit of doggos.

What would you call this ?

@xxxxTheKing HEALTH then YOUTH.

Which word did you see fırst?

Reflections on and in daily life @ThePhotoHour.

@NiallHarbison Wonderful lady. Thank you for caring, putting in the time, diligence and acting on what you discovered. #Champion Mum so young, small, dedicated. #Champion. Please take care of you Niall. #Champion.

I’ve blurred my face out here because I won’t you to focus on… 1. Look how happy the woman is. She did all this 2. Look how relieved mum is. She has support and safety. The world is not all bad. There are people out there doing amazing things 🥰🙏 (8/8)

This woman is an absolute hero and so is this little street dog. Their story is everything that is good in the world and the timeline cleanse you need… (1/8) 🧵

The Piece Hall Easter markets are here! 60 incredible stalls showcasing local independent businesses with everything from handcrafted items, fresh local produced, delicious treats and incredible food and drink. 🗓️ 18 - 21 April 🎟️ Free entry!

@NiallHarbison Have some days off in your hotel. Tell us you're not/ may not be posting for a few days whilst you recover. I'm guessing you need to do this every month to get some 'You' time to try and avoid burnout, recover from the emotional/ physical toll in this work. You have great staff.

This longer format is YouTube mainly. I share them here on X but it might be useful to have it on YouTube for you… youtu.be/WgELC4b4cjY?si…

How we saved many dogs lives this week but talking about the huge mental toll it has taken. I'm burnt out from the emotion of it all. A longer watch but hopefully gives you an insight into the ups and downs of rescuing dogs, depression and anxiety 🥰🙏

Great to see that @VicTheatre Tours are back! victoriatheatre.co.uk/whats-on/victo…

"It turns out that pets also have their own "last wishes" before they pass away, something only veterinarians who euthanize old or sick animals are aware of. A Twitter user, Jesse Dietrich, once asked a vet what the most challenging part of their job was. The vet responded without hesitation, explaining that the hardest part is witnessing how old or sick animals search for their owners before they fall asleep forever. Shockingly, 90% of owners choose not to stay in the room during their pet's final moments. They leave, unable to bear watching their beloved companion go. However, what they don’t realize is that these final moments are when their pet needs them the most. Vets are urging pet owners to stay by their animals' sides until the very end. "It’s inevitable that they will pass before you. Remember, you were the center of their world. They may have been just a part of your life, but to them, you were everything—their family. Even though it’s heartbreaking, don’t abandon them in their final moments. Don’t let them die alone in an unfamiliar room with a stranger. It’s incredibly painful for vets to see pets frantically searching for their owners in their last minutes of life. They don’t understand why they’ve been left behind, and all they need is the comfort of their beloved human. While veterinarians do everything they can to ease the fear and anxiety of these animals, they are still strangers to them. Don’t let your own pain make you walk away. Be brave for them. Endure that heartache, and stay by their side until the very end. They deserve your love and presence in their final moments. "💞🙏

@mikewritesfunny 🤣😂🤣😂

My favourite Bond was Tom Baker.

@JackTheLab3 Solid Gold.

We have our album cover sorted. Now we need a name for our band. Suggestions below please 👇

@AscendantNexus @wolfofx Beyond sweet.

@wolfofx Couple goals

Sweet 🧵 1.

@SlatteryLive A gentle and charming soul. Honoured to have met you in October in Halifax. RIP Tony. Condolences to all who love him.

So sorry to report we are deverstated our lovely Tony has passed away . patreon.com/posts/worst-da…

@NiallHarbison A dogs gotta do, what a dogs gotta do. Go Bubba.🤣 😂 🤣. #ActorOfTheYear #DoingWhatWorks

One of the smartest boys you’ll ever come across. Bubba the actor. Fully deserves an Oscar 🥰🙏😂 (7/7)

This is Bubba a street dog I have fed every day for over 2 years. He is one of the biggest con artists you have ever met. This is the story of how Bubba deserves an Oscar (1/7) 🧵

@NiallHarbison Happy Happy Day Sybille. You are a bright and shining Star. ✨️ 🎈 🎉. Thanks for all you do, and all you are.

My friend Sybille helps me with the dogs. She has 20 disabled dogs herself. Today is her birthday so it was time to surprise her with toys and bones for the dogs. Sybille also got a new bike to take them to the beach in. Not all is bad with the world ❤️🙏

@NiallHarbison 🤣 😂 🤣 😂 🤣 😍 He ain't nothin but a hound dog.

Brad Pitt was alone in agony in an alley way barely able to see and suffering in the heat. Now he’s an Elvis impersonator living in California (3/5)

We’ve rescued to many dogs from the streets of Thailand and found them amazing homes. I’ve been busy with sick dogs here but seeing the dogs dressed up in new homes for Halloween is so nice 🥰. Buster used to be chained up and “vicious”. Now he’s proper scary! (1/5) 🧵