Rosalind Franklin And Women In Science (EDM838)

Rosalind Franklin And Women In Science

EDM number 838 in 2013-14, proposed by Valerie Vaz on 04/12/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Equality and Science.

That this House recognises and commends the contribution to science by Rosalind Franklin in molecular biology; notes her outstanding work in the fields of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal and graphite; further notes her work field of X-ray crystallography and the well-known X-ray diffraction image, Picture 51, which led to the discovery of the structure of DNA; believes that as a female scientist, whose contribution to the discovery of the structure of DNA was never fully recognised, she serves as a reminder of the importance of promoting the work of great women in science; and calls on the Government to do more to ensure that young people, particularly young women, are encouraged to pursue careers in science.

This motion has been signed by a total of 28 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Valerie Vaz	04/12/2013	Walsall South	Labour	Proposed
Peter Bottomley	04/12/2013	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Margaret Ritchie	04/12/2013	South Down	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Seconded
Andrew George	05/12/2013	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Alan Meale	05/12/2013	Mansfield	Labour	Seconded
Jim Dobbin	05/12/2013	Heywood and Middleton	Labour	Seconded
Jeremy Corbyn	05/12/2013	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Paul Flynn	09/12/2013	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	09/12/2013	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Glenda Jackson	09/12/2013	Hampstead and Kilburn	Labour	Signed
Mark Durkan	09/12/2013	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Jim Shannon	09/12/2013	Strangford	DUP	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	10/12/2013	Dwyfor Meirionnydd	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Mike Hancock	10/12/2013	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
George Galloway	10/12/2013	Bradford West	Respect	Signed
Martin Caton	11/12/2013	Gower	Labour	Signed
Fiona O'Donnell	11/12/2013	East Lothian	Labour	Signed
William McCrea	11/12/2013	South Antrim	DUP	Signed
John Pugh	12/12/2013	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Linda Riordan	12/12/2013	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Hywel Francis	12/12/2013	Aberavon	Labour	Signed
John Leech	16/12/2013	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Hywel Williams	16/12/2013	Arfon	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Lady Hermon	17/12/2013	North Down	Independent	Signed
Sandra Osborne	17/12/2013	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock	Labour	Signed
Katy Clark	14/01/2014	North Ayrshire and Arran	Labour	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	15/01/2014	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
David Crausby	21/01/2014	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed

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