The History of Women and Science, Health, and Technology
Author | : Phyllis Holman Weisbard |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Home economics |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Phyllis Holman Weisbard |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Home economics |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Hannah Wills |
Publisher | : UCL Press |
Total Pages | : 476 |
Release | : 2023-03-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1800084153 |
Women in the History of Science brings together primary sources that highlight women’s involvement in scientific knowledge production around the world. Drawing on texts, images and objects, each primary source is accompanied by an explanatory text, questions to prompt discussion, and a bibliography to aid further research. Arranged by time period, covering 1200 BCE to the twenty-first century, and across 12 inclusive and far-reaching themes, this book is an invaluable companion to students and lecturers alike in exploring women’s history in the fields of science, technology, mathematics, medicine and culture. While women are too often excluded from traditional narratives of the history of science, this book centres on the voices and experiences of women across a range of domains of knowledge. By questioning our understanding of what science is, where it happens, and who produces scientific knowledge, this book is an aid to liberating the curriculum within schools and universities.
Author | : Rima Dombrow Apple |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Engineering |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Lynette Hunter |
Publisher | : Alan Sutton Publishing |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Science, Renaissance |
ISBN | : |
In this work, a group of international scholars attempt to make women visible in the history of science by rethinking the history of science itself. Modern definitions of science have tended to exclude women's actual contributions, particularly in discussions of the Renaissance, which does not offer a model of enquiry equivalent to modern science. However, during the period 1500-1700 women were making a substantial contribution to the development of natural philosophy, a field which included science, medicine, technology and the history of ideas. Women from all parts of society worked both on their own and alongside men in a broad general practice of science and medicine that is reflected in their literary writings, their technical handbooks and the few books of science and philosophy which they left. The essays collected here are cross-disciplinary in approach and offer fresh research into the social and intellectual contexts for science as the English Renaissance moved from the formation of Gresham College in 1597 to the inauguration of the Royal Society in 1662.
Author | : Rima Dombrow Apple |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 572 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 9780813517667 |
Author | : Tiffany K. Wayne |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 1226 |
Release | : 2010-10-11 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1598841599 |
A comprehensive examination of American women scientists across the sciences throughout the 20th century, providing a rich historical context for understanding their achievements and the way they changed the practice of science. Much more than a "Who's Who," this exhaustive two-volume encyclopedia examines the significant achievements of 20th century American women across the sciences in light of the historical and cultural factors that affected their education, employment, and research opportunities. With coverage that includes a number of scientists working today, the encyclopedia shows just how much the sciences have evolved as a professional option for women, from the dawn of the 20th century to the present. American Women of Science since 1900 focuses on 500 of the 20th century's most notable American women scientists—many overlooked, undervalued, or simply not well known. In addition, it offers individual features on 50 different scientific disciplines (Women in Astronomy, etc.), as well as essays on balancing career and family, girls and science education, and other sociocultural topics. Readers will encounter some extraordinary scientific minds at work, getting a sense of the obstacles they faced as the scientific community faced the questions of feminism and gender confronting the nation as a whole.
Author | : Ruth Watts |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 317 |
Release | : 2013-05-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1134526512 |
The first book of its kind to provide a full and comprehensive historical grounding of the contemporary issues of gender and women in science. Women in Science includes a detailed survey of the history behind the popular subject and engages the reader with a theoretical and informed understanding with significant issues like science and race, gender and technology and masculinity. It moves beyond the historical work on women and science by avoiding focusing on individual women scientists.
Author | : Rachel Ignotofsky |
Publisher | : Crown Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages | : 29 |
Release | : 2021-06-22 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0593377648 |
The groundbreaking New York Times bestseller, Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky, comes to the youngest readers in board format! Highlighting notable women's contributions to STEM, this board book edition features simpler text and Rachel Ignotofsky's signature illustrations reimagined for young readers to introduce the perfect role models to grow up with while inspiring a love of science. The collection includes diverse women across various scientific fields, time periods, and geographic locations. The perfect gift for every curious budding scientist!
Author | : UNESCO |
Publisher | : UNESCO Publishing |
Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 2017-09-04 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9231002333 |
This report aims to 'crack the code' by deciphering the factors that hinder and facilitate girls' and women's participation, achievement and continuation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and, in particular, what the education sector can do to promote girls' and women's interest in and engagement with STEM education and ultimately STEM careers.
Author | : Susan L. Averett |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 889 |
Release | : 2018-05-15 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0190878266 |
The transformation of women's lives over the past century is among the most significant and far-reaching of social and economic phenomena, affecting not only women but also their partners, children, and indeed nearly every person on the planet. In developed and developing countries alike, women are acquiring more education, marrying later, having fewer children, and spending a far greater amount of their adult lives in the labor force. Yet, because women remain the primary caregivers of children, issues such as work-life balance and the glass ceiling have given rise to critical policy discussions in the developed world. In developing countries, many women lack access to reproductive technology and are often relegated to jobs in the informal sector, where pay is variable and job security is weak. Considerable occupational segregation and stubborn gender pay gaps persist around the world. The Oxford Handbook of Women and the Economy is the first comprehensive collection of scholarly essays to address these issues using the powerful framework of economics. Each chapter, written by an acknowledged expert or team of experts, reviews the key trends, surveys the relevant economic theory, and summarizes and critiques the empirical research literature. By providing a clear-eyed view of what we know, what we do not know, and what the critical unanswered questions are, this Handbook provides an invaluable and wide-ranging examination of the many changes that have occurred in women's economic lives.