Women of Science: Righting the Record (Midland Book, Mb 813) (Paperback)

~ Gabriele Kass-Simon (Editor), Dr. Patricia Farnes M.D. (Editor)

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"Women of Science presents ample evidence of the important scientific contributions made by women. Yet this book is more than a reference - it is delightful and inspiring reading." Association for Women in Science Magazine " ... destined to become a standard reference in its field ..." Isis " ... fascinating ... an illuminating collection of biographies of many remarkable women." Journal of American Medical Women's Association " ... an important book ..." Caut Bulletin ACPU " ... an illuminating and revisionist history of science ..." Boston Phoenix

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Women of Science is a collection of essays dealing with contributions women have made to various scientific disciplines, written by women scientists in those disciplines. The areas covered are: astronomy, archaeology, biology, chemistry, crystallography, engineering, geology, mathematics, medicine, and physics. The women who have written these essays are, for the most part, not professional historians, but rather scientific professionals who felt the necessity of researching the contributions women have made to the devlopment of their fields.

The essays are unique, not only because they recover lost women who made significant contributions to their disciplines, but also because they are written with a depth of understanding that only a scientist working in a specific area can have.

The essays will be of interest not only to students (especially women students) of science who may be unaware of the many contributions women have made, but also to readers of the history of science whoses texts more often than not fail to include the work of most women scientists.

Product Details

• Paperback: 420 pages
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (February 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0253208130
• ISBN-13: 978-0253208132
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,880,296 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb piece of work., January 26, 2007

By	J. P. Martinez "captain cosmic" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I came across this book while studying for a teaching qualification. I'd already heard about how Lise Meitner and Rosalynd Frankin had been side-lined by history writers, so I thought I'd do a project on the history of women in science. This book is a real eye opener. There are so many areas where women's contributions to science have been ignored or stolen by men that one can get quite agitated reading this book. Buy it, read it, and have your eyes opened. It is not a polemic against "bad men keeping good women down", for those who may be worried about such things. It is, however, an excellent historical-biographical account of the unsung heroes of science