Renaissance Women in Science

Co-published with Women's Freedom Network

By: Louise Q. Van Der Does, Rita J., American University Simon

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Paperback | 15 September 1999

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Renaissance Women in Science contains the fascinating stories of seventeen scientists who unlocked secrets of the universe and whose discoveries helped change the future of the world. Pursuing careers ranging from astronomy and atomic research to chemistry and medicine, a number of these women went on to win Nobel prizes for their work. All were dedicated to learning and discovery and many contributed to a humanitarian legacy in the form of improved worker rights, environmental protection, and better health care for others. The book reveals the motivations of these extraordinary women and explores the circumstances that allowed them to break through the barriers of their time, race, and gender to pursue their dreams. Their stories will inspire us all to reach beyond the ordinary.

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. . . these women all made original contributions to their disciplines and shattered contemporary notions of feminine roles by choosing to subordinate domestic and family concerns to a life of scientific discovery.--M.H. Chaplin, Wellesley College

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Introduction	p. 1
Maria Mitchell (1818-1889)	p. 7
Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards (1842-1911)	p. 17
Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934)	p. 27
Alice Hamilton (1869-1969)	p. 37
Florence Rena Sabin (1871-1953)	p. 47
Lillian Moller Gilbreth (1878-1972)	p. 55
Lise Meitner (1878-1968)	p. 65
Emmy Noether (1882-1935)	p. 77
Leta Stetter Hollingworth (1886-1939)	p. 85
Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori (1896-1957)	p. 95
Florence Seibert (1897-1991)	p. 105
Barbara McClintock (1902-1992)	p. 115
Maria Goeppert-Mayer (1906-1972)	p. 127
Rita Levi-Montalcini (1909-1995)	p. 139
Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958)	p. 149
Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin (1920-1994)	p. 161
Notes	p. 175
Index	p. 193
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