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Maria Mitchell and the sexing of science : an astronomer among the American romantics / Renée Bergland.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bergland, Renée L., 1963-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889.
- Mitchell, Maria.
- Women astronomers--Massachusetts--Biography.
- Women astronomers.
- Astronomers--Massachusetts--Biography.
- Astronomers.
- Feminism and science--United States--History--19th century.
- Feminism and science.
- Intellectual life.
- History.
- Massachusetts--Intellectual life--19th century.
- Massachusetts.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 300 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Beacon Press, [2008]
- Contents:
- Urania's island
- Nantucket Athena
- The sexes of science
- Miss Mitchell's comet
- "A center of rude eyes and tongues"
- The shoulders of giants
- The yankee Corinnes
- A mentor in Florence
- The war years
- Vassar Female College
- No miserable bluestocking
- "Good woman that she is"
- The undevout astronomer
- Retrograde motion
- Urania's inversion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-283) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780807021422
- 0807021423
- OCLC:
- 180851908
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