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Talk at The Danish Science Journalists

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On Thursday the 26th of March, 2026, I was invited to give a talk about my book (“Matilda-effekten”) and the concept of using the graphic novel format for communication of science and science history at the Danish Science Journalists (“Danske videnskabsjournalister“) yearly meeting. The talk was a great success and the audience was very interested. […]

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“Matilda effect” on Hørsholm Library

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On wednesday the 23rd of February, I am invited to the library in Hørsholm (north of Copenhagen) for a discussion about my work with my graphic novel “Matilda-effekten”. Read more about the arrangement and purchase tickets here. The local newspaper in Hørsholm also writes about the book and discussion. 

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Lecture about The Matilda Effect

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On Dec 10th – the day of the Nobel prize dinner in Stockholm – I gave a lecture about the “Matilda effect”, based on my book with the same title. The lecture was arranged by “Folkeuniversitetet” and was based on the University of Copenhagen. The book is a graphic novel and follows four (partially) forgotten […]

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Graphic novel about the “Matilda effect”

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I’ve written – and drawn – a graphic history about some of the women in the history of science, who were forgotten. The book is in Danish only (so far) and bears the title “Matilda-effekten”. The Matilda effect was coined by the american historian Margaret Rossiter and she choose the name Matilda after Matilda Roslyn […]

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The Matilda effect

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I am working on a book – a graphic novel / history about the Matilda effect (the systematic devaluation of female scientists). The book is centered around four scientists; two danish and two american, who all worked with polio and made significant contributions both to the general knowledge about the disease – and to the […]

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Illustrations about psychiatry

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I have a part-time job in a department in Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region of Copenhagen), where I make help to develop e-learning, make illustrations and animations for education and publications and edit the department webpage. It is a partially research, partially out-patient department.  See more on the webpage for “Enhed for kompliceret skizofreni og Oligofreni” […]