Mathematicians, science historians, and general readers will find this book a lively history; women will find it a reminder of a proud tradition and a challenge to take their rightful place in academic life today. The colorful lives of these women, who often traveled in the most avant-garde circles of their day, are presented in fascinating detail. The obstacles and censures that were also a part of their lives are a sobering reminder of the bias against women still present in this and other fields of academic endeavor. Mathematicians, science historians, and general readers will find this book a lively history; women will find it a reminder of a proud tradition and a challenge to take their rightful place in academic life today.
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CONTRIBUTORS: Lynn M. Osen
EAN: 9780262650090
COUNTRY: United States
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WEIGHT: 249 g
HEIGHT: 203 cm
PUBLISHED BY: MIT Press Ltd
DATE PUBLISHED: 1975-02-15
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GENRE: SCIENCE / History
WIDTH: 133 cm
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Book Themes:
Gender studies: women and girls, History of mathematics
