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Whaley, Leigh Ann

 
9781576072301: Women’s History as Scientists: A Guide to the Debates: 1 (Controversies in Science)
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ISBN 10: 1576072304 ISBN 13: 9781576072301
Editorial: ABC-CLIO, 2003

Sinopsis

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.

This remarkable work illuminates the debates surrounding women's involvement with science throughout history, covering a broad range of disciplines. Unlike a biographical compendium of great scientists, it examines the question posed throughout history: Are women capable of doing science? Whether people have the right to even ask the question is germane to the debate itself.

The coverage discusses Hypatia, the first female scientist about whom we have information; examines the contradictory behavior of the church in the treatment of women during the medieval era; and covers the 17th century debates over women's education. It examines women physicians, discusses feminism and science, and delves into why there are so few women in science―even today. The debate that began during the time of Plato and Aristotle continues to this day.


  • 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

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

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Editorial
ABC-CLIO
Año de publicación
2003
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1576072304
ISBN 13 
9781576072301
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Tapa dura
Número de páginas
270
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