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Vera Rubin

Vera Rubin

The gaze that changed science

Introduction

At a time when gender equality and accessible knowledge are crucial issues, this site provides a space for information, reflection, and discovery. It invites you to explore (or rediscover) the overlooked women scientists, to think about how their contributions have sometimes been erased, using Vera Rubin’s story as an example, and to celebrate the diversity of women’s achievements and career paths.

Our articles

Vera Rubin au laboratoire

Vera Rubin

Vera Rubin, born in 1928, was passionate about astronomy from childhood and faced discrimination to become a pioneering astrophysicist*. Her work on the rotation of galaxies revealed dark matter*, revolutionising cosmology*.

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Couverture colorée représentant les femmes de science dans la littérature

Women in science in literature

Literature increasingly features women scientists as heroines, where they were long invisible or secondary. From children's books to documentary novels, these stories revisit the trajectories of pioneers like Franklin, Lovelace, du Châtelet, Johnson or Rubin.

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Schéma simplifié de galaxies pour expliquer la matière noire

Popularization*

In the 1970s, Vera Rubin demonstrated that stars on the outskirts of galaxies rotate as fast as those at the center. This observation reveals the existence of dark matter*, an invisible mass that would represent more than 80% of the Universe.

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Scène du film Interstellar mettant en avant les personnages de Murphy et Amelia

Interstellar

In “Interstellar”, Murphy Cooper and Amelia Brand offer rare visibility to women scientists in cinema. A NASA physicist, Murphy solves the equation that saves humanity, while Amelia leads the space mission.

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Illustration de galaxie inspirée du livre d’Hubert Reeves

Hubert Reeves' Book

“Petite histoire de la matière et de l’Univers” d’Hubert Reeves offers an accessible dive into the subject. et poetic into the history of the cosmos. The book traces the birth of the Universe, the formation of matter, and the role of galaxies and dark matter.

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Glossary

This site may contain words that are difficult to understand, but don't panic! We have a glossary page that lists words that are too technical and need a little explanation! These words are marked with an asterisk (*).

Other projects

You can check the other projects from my practical work group on a dedicated page.

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