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Early Life
Evelyn Fox Keller was born March 20, 1936 in New York, New York. She is an American physicist, author, and feminist. Keller earned her bachelor’s degree in Physics from Brandeis University in 1957 and later went onto attended Harvard University where she received her PhD in physics in 9163. Afterwards, she became a Professor of History and Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Keller also taught at New York University and the University of California. -
Studies to Success
While completing her Ph.D. dissertation at Harvard she became interested in molecular biology and also researched history and philosophy of modern biology and on gender and science. Evelyn Fox Keller’s work in gender, biology, and the history of science led her to question the gendered metaphors and assumptions of biologists and sociologists, which often blinded them to basic scientific facts. Her work on has been hugely influential on shaping our views of the history of science. -
"Reflection on Gender and Science"
In Keller’s book,” Reflections on Gender and Science,her goal was to create equality by highlighting feminist theory, the concerns of the theory, and modern issues of equality as well as promote gender equality to improve science. Science then was formed as a predominately male subject, Evelyn hoped to change how often sex divisions were used in science. The feminist theory was a theory used to answer questions and evaluate how and why something should be described as male or female. -
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Awards and Honors
Evelyn Fox Keller has been awarded numerous academic and professional honors. In 1986, Keller received the Distinguished Publication Award from the Association for Women in Psychology. In 2005 to 2007 she was appointed to the Blaise Pascal Research Chair. In 2011 she received the John Desmond Bernal award and in 2018 she received the Dan David Prize. She is also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Science In addition, Professor Keller serves on the many editorial boards.
