| Description |
xix, 383 pages : portraits ; 27 cm |
| Summary |
"Imagine what science would be today without Marie Curie, Mary Leakey, or Rosalind Franklin (who, along with Watson and Crick, discovered the structure of DNA). Despite obstacles that would have stopped many a fainter heart, these women and unheralded others around the world persevered to contribute immeasurably to the scientific revolution that has changed human life." |
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"International Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary to 1950 honors nearly 400 of these dedicated women from outside North America who contributed to scientific progress from 1600 to 1950. (This work complements ABC-CLIO's American Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary to 1950 and American Women in Science: 1950 to the Present.) Each woman's childhood, education, motivation, accomplishments in and out of her field, and the challenges (including ridicule and outright discrimination by the scientific community) she faced along the way are discussed in detail. Students will be fascinated by the full lives of these women, both professional scientists and enthusiastic amateurs, who made pioneering scientific discoveries." |
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"From aviators to zoologists, the A-Z entries of this volume include a significant number of living scientists, some of whom have contributed material. By personally corresponding with these women, visiting obscure museums and archives, and uncovering many primary sources, Catharine M. C. Haines has collected in one volume a scope of information that can be found nowhere else. Full end-of-entry bibliographies, a list of the women scientists by specialty, and a comprehensive index make this title an indispensable starting point for further research on international female scientists."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Women scientists -- Biography.
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Women.
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Science.
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| Genre/Form |
Biography.
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Biography.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Author |
Stevens, Helen M.
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| LC no. |
2001004557 |
| ISBN |
1576070905 : |
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