1. The first medical degrees awarded to women in several European countries and the U.S. between 1821-1875, except for Germany in 1742 (or 1754) (Schiebinger (1989) and DeRidder-Symoens (2004a)); for comparison, the equivalent date for Turkey is 1900 and 1940 for Iran. The rise of women's share in other professional programs occurred later;Katz Goldin;Thelin,1970
2. THE NEW BUILDINGS OF THE SORBONNE, PARIS
3. Press Release from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
4. Michael Faraday, media man