Evelyn Fox Keller, a foundational figure in the feminist philosophy of science, died in September at the age of 87. Through her work, she showed that objectivity, the key value of the sciences, is in fact always partially subjective. Her legacy demonstrates that diversifying the sciences will improve research and discovery.
Author: Kalindi Vora
Kalindi Vora is a professor in the department of Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies and American Studies at Yale University, and a public voices fellow of the OpEd Project. She is author of the books Life Support, Surrogate Humanity and Reimagining Reproduction.