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.
| ISBN: | 9780262650090 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 1975 |
| Author: | Lynn M Osen |
| Publisher: | The MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 200 pages |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
| Genres: |
History of science |