When most people think of the Scientific Revolution, they think of scientists such as Galileo, Newton, Brahe, and Boyle. However, many people don't even know about the many women who played vital roles in the scientific advancements of this period. Even when these women were alive, most of society ignored them or publicly disapproved of their unladylike behavior. For this reason, these women have often been forgotten by history and very little is known about the majority of them. Although their names rarely appear in history books, women scientists of the Scientific Revolution nevertheless impacted the scientific world in several ways. In fact, all of the scientists mentioned above had a wife who played an influential role and helped them with their research. However, helping men with their studies is not the only role open to women; several women carried out experiments and research on their own, or advanced science in other ways, even though society at the time looked down on and even resisted their studies. During the scientific revolution, some women conducted their own research and experiments. These women were all upper class, as they had access to education and science, but they were also the ones who faced the greatest opposition from society. Doctors and health professionals of the time told these women that any learning, even knowing how to read, would damage their ovaries (Barnett and Sabattini). Carl Friedrich Gauss, French mathematician, said of women in science: But when a person of the [feminine] sex, who according to our customs and our prejudices, must encounter infinitely more difficulties than men in becoming familiar with this thorny research, nevertheless succeeded in overcoming the...... middle of paper ......ssofnewcastleupontyne(c1623-1673).aspx>.This site, published by the University of Nottingham, contained useful information.—. Biography of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne (1593-1676). and Web. April 10, 2014. Same as above Walker, Helen et al. Sophie Brahé. 2014. Internet. April 22, 2014. .Warnock, Christopher. History of astrology during the Renaissance. 2002. Internet. April 23, 2014. Had useful information regarding Christina of Sweden and the use of her observatory for astrological purposes. Woods, Karen. Christine of Sweden. July 3, 2003. The web. April 8 2014. .