Merit Ptah. In recent decades, the name of this ancient Egyptian doctor, said to have lived nearly 5,000 years ago, has become a figurehead of women in science, technology, maths, and engineering (STEM).
„She is credited as being the „first woman known by name in the history of science“. But there’s a bit of a problem – Merit Ptah probably didn’t exist. Not as described, at any rate.“ (…)
Kommentar GB:
Das ist egal, denn in heutigen postmodernen Zeiten kommt es bloß auf das jeweilige „Narrativ“, also den Schwindel an. Und auf den berufen sich dann die Narren.
