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# Ruth Hubbard

(1898–1983)

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Ruth Hubbard was a professor of biology at Harvard University, where she was the first woman to hold a tenured professorship position in biology.

## Quick Facts About Ruth Hubbard

Born November 21, 1898

Died January 1, 1983

Notable works Exploding the gene myth

## About Ruth Hubbard

Ruth Hubbard was a professor of biology at Harvard University, where she was the first woman to hold a tenured professorship position in biology.

##  Quotes by Ruth Hubbard

> [To overturn orthodoxy is no easier in science than in philosophy, religion, economics, or any of the other disciplines through which we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-hubbard/to-overturn-orthodoxy-is-no-easier-in-science-than-in-philosophy/)

Ruth Hubbard

[Discipline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discipline/)

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> [Without words to objectify and categorize our sensations and place them in relation to one another, we cannot evolve a tradition of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-hubbard/without-words-to-objectify-and-categorize-our-sensations-and-place/)

Ruth Hubbard

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92b/ruth-hubbard-66093_evolve_without-words-to-objectify-and-categoriz_837842.jpg)

> [Scientists construct facts by constantly making decisions about what they will consider significant, what experiments they should pursue, and how they will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-hubbard/scientists-construct-facts-by-constantly-making-decisions-about-what/)

Ruth Hubbard

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7e/ruth-hubbard-66093_constructs_scientists-construct-facts-by-constantly_1006131.jpg)

> [Every theory is a self-fulfilling prophecy that orders experience into the framework it provides.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-hubbard/every-theory-is-a-self-fulfilling-prophecy-that-orders-experience/)

Ruth Hubbard

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