Women During The Scientific Revolution

Through the duration of the 16th and 17th century, the scientific method was the shift in the perspective of one’s way of seeing the world. This newfounded process urged philosophers to question tradition and build on rational, logical thought to draw conclusions. The scientific revolution brought light to new theories, such as the heliocentric system, which became a growing foundation for scientist to continue to research off of, and these theories being proven challenged the church by going against the traditional church teachings. However throughout this new period of discovery and knowledge, women were still being looked down upon and considered inferior to men in the same field of work. The scientific revolution was a period for many to broaden upon what had already been resolute during the late middle ages. During this time, people only knew of the Ptolemaic System —
To break that stereotype, Maria Cavendish proved many wrong. Cavendish wrote two important books, Observations Upon Experimental Philosophy and Ground of Natural Philosophy. Cavendish was well educated even with the fact that women were excluded from universities/education. Since women were looked down upon, it affected the knowledge of Europe. It gave women as well as men the drive to want to pursue new science. During the scientific revolution, men had power over women regardless the circumstance. Women were expected to not be as intelligent as men, keeping them out of the new advances of science. Just like the scientific revolution, the industrial revolution held men at higher standards above women. With the new innovations of machines, women were forced to work within their house and only lived to add onto their husbands income. Both the scientific and industrial revolution are similar because it led to new innovations that forced women to be less dominant than