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Women and science, 17th century to present : pioneers, activists and protagonists / edited by Donna Spalding Andreolle and Veronique Molinari.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women in science--History.
- Women in science.
- Scientific literature--History.
- Scientific literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (309 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- If women's interest and participation in the advancement of science has a long history, the academic study of their contributions is a far more recent phenomenon, to be placed in the wake of "second wave" feminism in the 1970's and the advent of women's studies which have, since then, given impetus to research on female figures in specific fields or, more generally speaking, on women's battles to gain access to knowledge, education and recognition in the scientific world. These studies-while p...
- Contents:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; PART II; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; PART III; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CONTRIBUTORS
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-19289-6
- 1-4438-3067-4
- 9786613192899
- OCLC:
- 830168328
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