ISBN:
9780776607252
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (1 electronic text (xvi, 348 p.))
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digital file
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Also available in print version
Parallel Title:
Print version The Bold and the Brave
DDC:
305.43/5
Keywords:
Women in science History
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Women in engineering History
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Women Education
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History
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Women Intellectual life
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Women in science Biography
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Electronic books
Abstract:
The Bold and the Brave investigates how women have striven throughout history to gain access to education and careers in science and engineering. Author Monique Frize, herself an engineer for over 40 years, introduces the reader to key concepts and debates that contextualize the obstacles women have faced and continue to face in the fields of science and engineering. She focuses on the history of women & rsquo;s education in mathematics and science through the ages, from antiquity to the Enlightenment. While opportunities for women were often purposely limited, she reveals how many women found w
Abstract:
The author introduces the reader to key concepts and debates that contextualize the obstacles women have faced and continue to face in the fields of science and engineering. She focuses on the history of women's education in mathematics and science through the ages, from antiquity to the Enlightenment. While opportunities for women were often purposely limited, she reveals how many women found ways to explore science outside of formal education. The book examines the lives and work of three women - Sophie Germain, Mileva Einstein, and Rosalind Franklin - that provide excellent examples of how women's contributions to science have been dismissed, ignored or stolen outright. She concludes with an in-depth look at women's participation in science and engineering throughout the twentieth century
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page ; Dedications ; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I: Views of Women's Intellectual Abilities; Chapter 1: From Ancient Times to Early Modern Europe; Chapter 2: Renaissance and Enlightenment; Chapter 3: The Classic Arguments and Debates; Part II: Scientific Education of Women from the 17th Century to the 19th Century; Chapter 4: Women Who Participated in Science in Early Modern Europe; Chapter 5: Education for Women in the 16th and 17th Centuries; Chapter 6: Education for Women in the 18th Century
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 7: School and University Reforms in the 19th CenturyPart III: Education and Careers in Science and Engineering; Chapter 8: Women in Engineering, Mathematics, and Science in the 20th Century; Chapter 9: Obstacles to the Entry of Young Women into Science and Engineering; Chapter 10: Recruitment and Outreach; Chapter 11: Strategies to Attract and Retain More Women; Chapter 12: Women in Scientific and Engineering Workplaces; Chapter 13: Strategies for Equitable Workplaces; Chapter 14: Developing a New Culture in Science, Engineering, and Technology
Description / Table of Contents:
Part IV: Profiles of Three Women, by Peter FrizeChapter 15: The Bold and the Brave: Sophie Germain, Mileva Maric Einstein, and Rosalind Franklin; Epilogue; Appendices; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Issued as part of the Canadian Electronic Library publishers collection
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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Also available in print version.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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