Overlooked woman scientist revealed climate breakthrough in 1856

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Overlooked woman scientist revealed climate breakthrough in 1856

In 1856, a woman named Eunice Newton Foote became the first person to demonstrate the greenhouse gas effect, a foundational discovery in the understanding of climate science. Despite her groundbreaking work, Foote’s research remained forgotten and overshadowed for over 150 years. In the early 19th century, women in the United States rarely had access to formal education — much less the opportunity to pursue science, which was thought to be men’s…