I'm not really so knowledgeable on science history (so maybe most of you know this already), but I was very surprised to learn that Dr. Watson didn't actually take the first pictures of the DNA double-helix. In fact, Dr. Rosalind Franklin did. "...Dr. Franklin has come to symbolize the plight of women in science, as men close ranks against them."
50 Years Later, Rosalind Franklin's X-Ray Fuels Debate