I think it's pretty obvious that there has been a movement to dig up examples of superlative women in STEM, in both recent and ancient history. Unfortunately so

I think it's pretty obvious that there has been a movement to dig up examples of superlative women in STEM, in both recent and ancient history. Unfortunately sometimes their rediscoverer's enthusiasm gets the better of them and they present these fine womens' accomplishments as being considerably greater than they truly were. Does that matter? Well I guess it depends. If you think an accurate historical record matters than sure it does. If you think history is pragmatically just a narrative invention and we should tell it however suits our present desires, like encouraging girls to go for a Fields medal, then one can argue for some inspirational embellishment shall we say.