Daughters of Frankenstein: Lesbian Mad Scientists!

In the field of mad science, women have for too long been ignored, their triumphs misattributed to mere men. Society has seen the laboratory as the province of men. Jacob's Ladder, electric arcs, death rays, and even test tubes have phallic connotations, subliminally reinforcing the patriarchy. Mary Shelley's mother, the author of Frankenstein, advocated that women adopt a more masculine appearance to earn respect. If Marie Curie had been allowed to develop her Atomic Gendarmerie for the In...