Forces of Nature
The Women who Changed Science
(Sprache: Englisch)
Spanning the ancient period to the present day, this richly illustrated book seeks to redress the balance, with over 20 essays exploring how women have created space for themselves in science, technology, medicine, mathematics, theology and more.
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Spanning the ancient period to the present day, this richly illustrated book seeks to redress the balance, with over 20 essays exploring how women have created space for themselves in science, technology, medicine, mathematics, theology and more.
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Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Forces of Nature “
IntroductionReading Women’s Silence in the History of Science
Section I
Antiquity to the Middles Ages
Physicians, Midwives, and “Grannies”
The Supernatural and the Sanctified
Section II
The Renaissance & The Enlightenment
Women Calculate Their Own Path to Science
The Wives and Sisters of Scientific Partnerships
Women and the Science of the Body in the Scientific Revolution
Empire and Exploitation in the Age of Exploration
Section III
The Long Nineteenth Century
Women Science Writers and Popularizers
Botany for Ladies
From the Home to the Hospital
Home Physicians and Lady Doctors
Section IV
The Twentieth Century, Pre-World War II
“Powerful levers that move worlds!”
The Home as Laboratory
Women’s Reproductive Freedom and the Eugenics Movement
Women Archaeologists and Anthropologists Humanize their Past
What Cannot Be Unmade
Section V
Twentieth Century, Post-World War II
The Plight of Women Refugee Scientists
Coming to America
Nature’s Housekeepers Begin a Movement
The Double Bind in the Sciences
More than Astronauts
Reconfiguring the Female
The Problem with “Female Firsts”
Afterword
Other women to inspire
Index
Acknowledgments & Picture Credits
Endnotes
Bibliography
Autoren-Porträt von Anna Reser, Leila McNeill
Anna Reser is an American historian of science and technology. She holds a PhD in the history of science, technology, and medicine from the University of Oklahoma. She is the co-founder co-editor in chief of Lady Science magazine, and her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Real Life, StarTrek.com, Technology’s Stories and more.Leila McNeill is an American writer, editor, and historian of science. She is an Affiliate Fellow in the History of Science at the University of Oklahoma and the co-founder and co-editor-in-chief of Lady Science magazine. She has been a columnist for Smithsonian.com and BBC Future, and she has been published by The Atlantic, The Baffler, JSTOR Daily, amongst others.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Anna Reser , Leila McNeill
- 2021, 272 Seiten, 100 farbige Abbildungen, 100 Abbildungen, Maße: 17,8 x 23,6 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Quarto Publishing Group
- ISBN-10: 0711248974
- ISBN-13: 9780711248977
- Erscheinungsdatum: 11.05.2021
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
"Full of eye-opening information, this unique perspective on women's history will enthrall history buffs, science enthusiasts, and feminists." Publishers Weekly, Starred Review 20210205
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