The specialist canon of many disciplines is dominated by men and white people and thus ignores the contribution of other scientists.
In order to make female role models more visible, this travelling exhibition from Kiel University focuses on the achievements and lives of female archaeologists from Schleswig-Holstein in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The 6 fascinating portraits of female archaeologists attempt to resolve the imbalance between the perception and actual achievements of female scientists. The travelling exhibition presents role models for female career paths from the generations of the first female scientists, and not only to students at Kiel University. The persistent silence on the achievements of female archaeologists in the 19th and early 20th centuries and the simultaneous focus on a few exceptions is thus further broken up.
