87K views · 17 reactions | Who gets remembered and why? Since 1851, obituaries in The New York Times have been dominated by white men. The obits they forgot? Lots of contributions by women who made important cultural and scientific advances. NYT Gender Editor, Jessica Bennett talks about why most obituaries are still of white men and what she's doing to fix it. More here: https://r29.co/2prL4xK | Refinery29 | Facebook

Since 1851, the New York Times has published thousands of obituaries — but during a research project in 2017, Amy Padnani realized many trailblazers, especially women and people of color, were overlooked, including Sylvia Plath and Ida B. Wells. For seven years in her series "Overlooked," Padnani has remembered notable people who were left out, leading to her publishing a book featuring dozens of stories of remarkable people. | CBS Mornings