"A detailed account of the status of women scientists during an
important transition period... Offering valuable information on
women scientists and suggesting additional research opportunities,
Rossiter's second volume stands as a significant contribution to
both women's history and the history of American science." --
George E. Webb, American Historical Review
"An engaging and eye-opening book... This is a story not only of
science, but of the resolution and courage of women scientists who
struggled to continue in their professions even when confronted
repeatedly with adversity." -- Chemical and Engineering News
"Highly readable and exquisitely informative. Rossiter's
documentation of this gloomy chapter in the history of women
striving to make a place for themselves in science serves as a
pungent antidote for questions concerning the fairness of
affirmative action." -- Journal of American History
"Rossiter marshals an astounding array of evidence to assess
women's work, roles, productivity, and advances as American
scientists. Not content to study only those women who held
collegiate faculty posts, she also examines female scientists in
government, industry, and self-employment, devoting strong chapters
to each... Most impressive in its careful, scientific approach to
data that others have previously offered, analyzed, and packaged."
-- Harvard Educational Review
"Rossiter's resourcefulness and thoroughness yield a cornucopia of
information... [Her] formidable achievement is to provide a full,
complex picture of the marginalisation of American women scientists
in this era... I recommend this book to anyone involved in science:
the questions about the sexual politics of science it tackles and
provokes are too important to be ignored." -- New Scientist
"What we have here is a remarkable example of historian as
detective... The attention Rossiter gives to identifying
individuals and the details she provides about marriage,
barriers... underrecognition, disappointments, and -- yes -- real
accomplishments and rewards breathes life into her frequently
poignant account." -- Science
 |
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
