Rosalind Franklin, 1920–58 KU ’ I was glued to

’ I was glued to my seat

Though there are no surviving manuscripts from her time

First Female Superintendent  (1845-1918)

She was considered an outcast in the male-dominated world of urban planning

the toll it can take on the victims

Rosalind Franklin, 1920–58 KU ’ I was glued toWhen the double helix structure of DNA was discovered, scientists claimed that they had unravelled the secret of life itself. The crucial piece of evidence was provided by the expert crystallographer Rosalind Franklin the famous photograph 51, an X ray picture showing a dark cross of dots, the signature image of a concealed molecular spiral. The life changing innovations that followed mapping the human genome, test tube babies, genetic engineering all