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Author | : Margaret Alic |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
This work reaffirms women's substantial contributions to scientific knowledge throughout the ages, revisiting names such as Hypatia of Alexandra, astrologer and philosopher Hildegaard of Bingen, Lady Mary Montegu - who developed inoculation against smallpox, the chemist Marie Levoissier, Caroline Hershel - a renowned astrologer, Ada Lovelace - whose work contributed to the beginnings of computer science, Mary Somerville the queen of 19th-century science and, of course, Marie Curie. In doing so she both reinforces women's contributions to history and outlines the precedents for women making great strides in contemporary science.
Author | : Margaret Alic |
Publisher | : Beacon Press |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 1986-11-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780807067314 |
A history of women in science from antiquity through the nineteenth century.
Author | : Edward J. Watts |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2017-02-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0190210044 |
A philosopher, mathematician, and martyr, Hypatia is one of antiquity's best known female intellectuals. During the sixteen centuries following her murder, by a mob of Christians, Hypatia has been remembered in books, poems, plays, paintings, and films as a victim of religious intolerance whose death symbolized the end of the Classical world. But Hypatia was a person before she was a symbol. Her great skill in mathematics and philosophy redefined the intellectual life of her home city of Alexandria. Her talent as a teacher enabled her to assemble a circle of dedicated male students. Her devotion to public service made her a force for peace and good government in a city that struggled to maintain trust and cooperation between pagans and Christians. Despite these successes, Hypatia fought countless small battles to live the public and intellectual life that she wanted. This book rediscovers the life Hypatia led, the unique challenges she faced as a woman who succeeded spectacularly in a man's world, and the tragic story of the events that led to her tragic murder.
Author | : Dawn LaValle Norman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 357 |
Release | : 2020-07 |
Genre | : Alexandria (Egypt) |
ISBN | : 9783161549694 |
Sixteen hundred years after her death (d. 415 CE), the legacy of Hypatia of Alexandria's life, teaching, and especially her violent demise, continue to influence modern culture. Through a series of focused articles, this volume takes a fresh look at the most well-known ancient female philosopher under three aspects: first, through the evidence provided by her most famous pupil, Synesius of Cyrene; next, by placing her in her late antique cultural context, and, finally, through analysis of her reception both ancient and modern. Though the sources are meager, Hypatia's influence on her students and wider culture guaranteed that she remained an important figure throughout the centuries, albeit one ranging from chaste Neoplatonist to conniving witch. Along with its eleven new essays, this volume also includes a new translation of all the principal ancient sources touching on Hypatia.
Author | : Rajesh Thakur |
Publisher | : Prabhat Prakashan |
Total Pages | : 6 |
Release | : 2021-01-19 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Dawn LaValle Norman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9783161589546 |
Sixteen hundred years after her death (d. 415 CE), the legacy of Hypatia of Alexandria's life, teaching, and especially her violent demise, continue to influence modern culture. Through a series of focused articles, this volume takes a fresh look at the most well-known ancient female philosopher under three aspects: first, through the evidence provided by her most famous pupil, Synesius of Cyrene; next, by placing her in her late antique cultural context, and, finally, through analysis of her reception both ancient and modern. Though the sources are meager, Hypatia's influence on her students and wider culture guaranteed that she remained an important figure throughout the centuries, albeit one ranging from chaste Neoplatonist to conniving witch. Along with its eleven new essays, this volume also includes a new translation of all the principal ancient sources touching on Hypatia.
Author | : Londa Schiebinger |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2001-04-02 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0674005449 |
Do women do science differently? And how about feminists--male or female? The answer to this fraught question, carefully set out in this provocative book, will startle and enlighten every faction in the "science wars." Has Feminism Changed Science? is at once a history of women in science and a frank assessment of the role of gender in shaping scientific knowledge. Science is both a profession and a body of knowledge, and Londa Schiebinger looks at how women have fared and performed in both instances. She first considers the lives of women scientists, past and present: How many are there? What sciences do they choose--or have chosen for them? Is the professional culture of science gendered? And is there something uniquely feminine about the science women do? Schiebinger debunks the myth that women scientists--because they are women--are somehow more holistic and integrative and create more cooperative scientific communities. At the same time, she details the considerable practical difficulties that beset women in science, where domestic partnerships, children, and other demanding concerns can put women's (and increasingly men's) careers at risk. But what about the content of science, the heart of Schiebinger's subject? Have feminist perspectives brought any positive changes to scientific knowledge? Schiebinger provides a subtle and nuanced gender analysis of the physical sciences, medicine, archaeology, evolutionary biology, primatology, and developmental biology. She also shows that feminist scientists have developed new theories, asked new questions, and opened new fields in many of these areas.
Author | : Charles Kingsley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 502 |
Release | : 1900 |
Genre | : Alexandria (Egypt) |
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Author | : Frank N. Magill |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 1354 |
Release | : 2003-12-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1135457409 |
Containing 250 entries, each volume of the Dictionary of World Biography contains examines the lives of the individuals who shaped their times and left their mark on world history. Much more than a 'Who's Who', each entry provides an in-depth essay on the life and career of the individual concerned. Essays commence with a quick reference section that provides basic facts on the individual's life and achievements, and conclude with a fully annotated bibliography. The extended biography places the life and works of the individual within an historical context, and the summary at the end of each essay provides a synopsis of the individual's place in history. Any student in the field will want to have one of these as a handy reference companion.
Author | : David Lovejoy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2021-01-05 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781034215264 |
People may not be time travellers, but books are. Hypatia's Legacy describes the life of a dangerous book from first century Alexandria to the present day.