Answer:
Marie Tharp helped transform our understanding of the world during an era when women were first banned, then largely ignored, in the sciences
Explanation:
According to the given passage, Marie Tharp is described as being a woman who always had an interest in the sciences as she wanted to be a surveyor just like her father, but women were not allowed to be in the sciences, so she had to wait her turn by studying music.
When most of the men went off to war, she seized the opportunity and got a degree in geology and mathematics. She eventually worked on the details of the ocean, as women were not allowed on research vessels.
The answer that is the best description of the cultural context of the reading is that Marie Tharp helped transform our understanding of the world during an era when women were first banned, then largely ignored, in the sciences
