| Women Scientists in America: Before Affirmative Action, 1940-1972 Volume 2 Contributor(s): Rossiter, Margaret W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0801857112 ISBN-13: 9780801857119 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $38.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1998 Annotation: Margaret Rossiter's widely hailed Women Scientists in America: Struggles and Strategies to 1940 marked the beginning of a pioneering effort to interpret the history of American women scientists. That effort continues in this provocative sequel that covers the crucial years of World War II and beyond. Rossiter begins by showing how the acute labor shortage brought on by the war seemed to hold out new hope for women professionals, especially in the sciences. But the public posture of welcoming women into the scientific professions masked a deep-seated opposition to change. Rossiter proves that despite frustrating obstacles created by the patriarchal structure and values of universities, government, and industry, women scientists made genuine contributions to their fields, grew in professional stature, and laid the foundation for the breakthroughs that followed 1972. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | History - Social Science | Women's Studies - Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology |
| Dewey: 305.43 |
| Series: Women Scientists in America |
| Physical Information: 1.32" H x 6.1" W x 9.25" (1.9 lbs) 624 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
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| Publisher Description: Margaret Rossiter's widely hailed Women Scientists in America: Struggles and Strategies to 1940 marked the beginning of a pioneering effort to interpret the history of American women scientists. That effort continues in this provocative sequel that covers the crucial years of World War II and beyond. Rossiter begins by showing how the acute labor shortage brought on by the war seemed to hold out new hope for women professionals, especially in the sciences. But the public posture of welcoming women into the scientific professions masked a deep-seated opposition to change. Rossiter proves that despite frustrating obstacles created by the patriarchal structure and values of universities, government, and industry, women scientists made genuine contributions to their fields, grew in professional stature, and laid the foundation for the breakthroughs that followed 1972. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rossiter, Margaret W.: - Margaret W. Rossiter is the Marie Underhill Noll Professor of the History of Science at Cornell University and former editor of Isis and Osiris. Her prize-winning books Women Scientists in America: Struggles and Strategies to 1940 and Women Scientists in America: Before Affirmative Action, 1940-1972 are also published by Johns Hopkins. Professor Rossiter was a MacArthur Fellow from 1989 until 1994. |