Modern-day educators struggle with the stereotype that physics is an inherently masculine subject. But a look to the past shows that not only was science education widely offered to young women in the 19th-century US—producing such figures as Maria Mitchell, shown here—but natural philosophy, the predecessor subject of physics, was perceived as being more for girls than for boys. To learn more, turn to the article by Joanna Behrman on page 30 . (Color enhancement of Maria Mitchell portrait, painted by Herminia Dassel, 1851, from Science History Images/Alamy Stock Photo.)