Women in Science: A Guide to the Debates - Hardcover

Whaley, Leigh Ann

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1576072304 ISBN 13: 9781576072301

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2003

Synopsis

A comprehensive historical review of the debates surrounding women's contributions and roles in science, with emphasis on women's access to education, training, and professional careers.

· Each chapter features a central theme or controversy, such as the Querelle des Femmes, the professionalization of science, and the exclusion of women from medicine

· Includes a bibliography of primary and secondary sources divided into subsections based on topic, a complete subject index, and illustrations of the major female figures throughout the history of science

About this title

Book Description:

"Biology is destiny" has been a recurring proclamation throughout history. Nowhere has that proclamation been harder fought and exceptions more bitterly won than in the realm of women in science. The accomplishments of women in science have been documented since the time of the ancient Greeks, but the struggle for acceptance has been Herculean and it is far from over.

About the Author:

Leigh Whaley is assistant professor of history at Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, Canada.

About this edition

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1576072304
• ISBN 13: 9781576072301
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272