Holding Hands with Bacteria

The Life and Work of Marjory Stephenson

By: Sona Strbanova

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Paperback | 25 May 2016

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This biographical brief outlines the remarkable life and career of British biochemist, Marjory Stephenson (1885-1948). In nine concise chapters, Strb ňov describes Stephenson's scientific accomplishments and sets these against the socio-political challenges of the time. Stephenson played an important role in the development of biochemistry and molecular biology. She was one of the first scientists to use microorganisms as models for research into cellular biochemical processes and their regulation. Later she went on to coin the term chemical microbiology, which was communicated in her monograph and textbook "Bacterial Metabolism" (1930-1949). Stephenson also actively participated in the establishment of the institutionalized interdisciplinary field of general microbiology which integrated research into diverse forms of microorganisms at various levels of organization. Alongside these scientific achievements, Strb ňov outlines Stephenson's constant battle with practices of undeclared discrimination, her important role as one of the first women science managers and organizers, and her influential position within the scientific community. A scientist of great merit and a role model to women scientists of all disciplines, the life of Marjory Stephenson is of interest to biochemists, molecular biologists, historians of the chemical and biological sciences, and women scientists of all generations.

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"Holding Hands with Bacteria is a classic short biography. It concentrates on the life of biochemist Marjory Stephenson, following her through male-dominated institutions in England during the first half of the twentieth century. ... Å trb¡nÌov¡'s book is suitable for historians of biochemistry as well as readers with a more general interest in the history of science." (Ariane Dr¶scher, Isis, Vol. 108 (3), September, 2017)

"Å trb¡Åov¡ ... chronicles the history of biochemistry and women in science via the noteworthy life of Marjory Stephenson (1885-1948). ... The archives narrate a career spanning from World War I to World War II, and lucidly illustrate the obstacles imposed by a male-dominated academic hierarchy, as well as the challenges and opportunities in conducting research during a global war. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; general readers." (D. L. Jacobs, Choice, Vol. 54 (5), January, 2017)

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