{"podcast":{"title":"Lost Women of Science","slug":"lost-women-of-science-4474223","podcast_index_feed_id":4474223,"rss_url":"https://feed.lostwomenofscience.org","website_url":"https://lostwomenofscience.org/","image_url":"https://f.prxu.org/413/images/5b466d6c-eb03-413f-b897-849e3842cb8c/LWoS_Show_Cover_PRX_SciAm_02_copy.jpeg","author":"Lost Women of Science (Maggie.Gourville@prx.org)","episode_count":158,"summary":"For every Marie Curie or Rosalind Franklin whose story has been told, hundreds of female scientists remain unknown to the public at large. In this series, we illuminate the lives and work of a diverse array of groundbreaking scientists who, because of time, place and gender, have gone largely unrecognized. Each season we focus on a different scientist, putting her narrative into context, explaining not just the science but also the social and historical conditions in which she lived and worked. We also bring these stories to the present, painting a full picture of how her work endures.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T12:22:22.221308+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lost-women-of-science-4474223"},"episode":{"title":"Kamala Sohonie: The Chemist who Wanted to Feed a Nation","slug":"kamala-sohonie-the-chemist-who-wanted-to-feed-a-nation","published_at":"2026-05-28T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lost-women-of-science-4474223/kamala-sohonie-the-chemist-who-wanted-to-feed-a-nation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lost-women-of-science-4474223","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_413_e8f50904-8fbe-45fa-bc1c-9fba003c23fe&uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeed.lostwomenofscience.org","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/_/413/e8f50904-8fbe-45fa-bc1c-9fba003c23fe/KAMALA_SOHONIE_-_05.19.26_v8_PART_1.mp3","summary":"In 1930s India, Kamala Baghvat dreamed of working alongside the world's greatest scientific minds. But she was repeatedly told “no” when she tried to work in the then male dominated field. Inspired by Gandhi, she used nonviolent protest to pry her way into some of India’s top laboratories. She became the first Indian woman to earn a PhD in biochemistry, and eventually, the first woman to lead India's Royal Institute of Science. Baghvat’s career centered around a topic she was passionate about: solving India’s malnutrition crisis. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices","meta_description":"In 1930s India, Kamala Baghvat dreamed of working alongside the world's greatest scientific minds. But she was repeatedly told “no” when she tried to work…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2531,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/lost-women-of-science-4474223/episodes/kamala-sohonie-the-chemist-who-wanted-to-feed-a-nation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lost-women-of-science-4474223/kamala-sohonie-the-chemist-who-wanted-to-feed-a-nation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}