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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Rossiter, Margaret W. Women scientists in America. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c1982 (OCoLC)646868137 |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Margaret W Rossiter |
| ISBN: | 0801824435 9780801824432 |
| OCLC Number: | 8052928 |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
| Description: | xviii, 439 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Women's colleges : the entering wedge -- Doctorates : infiltration and creative philanthropy -- "Women's work" in science -- A manly profession -- The women's movement, the war, and Madame Curie -- Growth, containment, and overqualification -- Academic employment : protest and prestige -- Government employment : paper reforms but expanded segregation -- Industrial and other employment : stoicism, versatility, and vocational guidance -- Double standards and underrecognition : territorial and hierarchical discrimination -- Women's clubs and prizes : compensatory recognition. |
| Responsibility: | Margaret W. Rossiter. |
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Abstract:
This volume describes the activities and personalities of the numerous women scientists--astronomers, chemists, biologists, and psychologists--who overcame extraordinary obstacles to contribute to the growth of American science. This history recounts women's efforts to establish themselves as members of the scientific community and examines the forces that inhibited their active and visible participation in the sciences.
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