La fabrique d'une persona scientifique au féminin: the International Federation of University Women (années 1920-années 1960)

Gifts of Nature? Inborn Personal Qualities and Their Relation to Personae

“…Thus, what mattered was not how 'intelligent', 'creative', 'objective', or 'rational' women were, but rather that their abilities often went unrecognised. 61 Finally, these reflections bring me to my final point, which perhaps is the most far-reaching. Since nineteenth century personae were constructed upon assumptions about a natural and inborn self, then women were, of course, not the only ones who were robbed of the possibility of receiving recognition as they tried to embody the intellectual persona.…”