Ladies in the Laboratory? American and British Women in Science, 1800-1900
Title | Ladies in the Laboratory? American and British Women in Science, 1800-1900 PDF eBook |
Author | Mary R.S. Creese |
Publisher | Scarecrow Press |
Pages | 468 |
Release | 2000-01-01 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0585276846 |
A systematic survey and comparison of the work of 19th-century American and British women in scientific research, this book covers the two countries in which women of the period were most active in scientific work and examines all the fields in which they were engaged. The field-by-field examination brings out patterns and concentrations in women's research (in both countries) and allows a systematic comparison of the two national groups. Through this comparison, new insights are provided into how the national patterns developed and what they meant, in terms of both the process of women's entry into research and the contributions they made there. Ladies in the Laboratory? features a specialized bibliography of nineteenth century research journal publications by women, created from the London Royal Society's Catalogue of Scientific Papers, 1800-1900. In addition, 23 illustrations present in condensed form information about American and British women's scientific publications throughout the nineteenth century. This well-organized blend of individual life stories and quantitative information presents a great deal of new data and field-by-field analysis; its broad and methodical coverage will make it a basic work for everyone interested in the story of women's participation in nineteenth century science.
Ladies in the Laboratory II
Title | Ladies in the Laboratory II PDF eBook |
Author | Mary R. S. Creese |
Publisher | Scarecrow Press |
Pages | 316 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780810849792 |
A survey of nineteenth-century women whose journal publications are listed in the 19 volume London Royal Society's Catalogue of scientific papers, 1800-1900, comprising an author index to scientific papers contained in the transactions of societies, journals, and other periodical works, being the major index of scientific journal literature for the period.
Ladies in the Laboratory IV
Title | Ladies in the Laboratory IV PDF eBook |
Author | Mary R. S. Creese |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 189 |
Release | 2015-03-12 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1442247428 |
The first volume of Ladies in the Laboratory provided a systematic survey and comparison of the work of nineteenth-century American and British women in scientific research. Companion volumes focused on women scientists from Western Europe and the former British colonial territories of South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. In Ladies in the Laboratory IV, Mary R.S. Creese expands her scope to include the contributions of nineteenth-century women of Imperial Russia. Many of these women believed that science was the key to social progress, and the great advances in scientific research—work in which Russians had leading roles—made scientific training especially attractive. Featuring biographical sketches of more than 120 women, this volume covers individuals whose scientific research encompassed medicine, chemistry, zoology, botany, and paleontology. Organized into chapters by field, the entries provide details about the personal backgrounds as well as professional achievements of these remarkable women. A well-organized blend of individual life stories and quantitative information, this volume is for everyone interested in nineteenth century science. The stories of these women make for fascinating reading and serve as a valuable source for those who want to learn more about the history of women in science and medicine as well as nineteenth-century Russian history.
Motherhood, the Elephant in the Laboratory
Title | Motherhood, the Elephant in the Laboratory PDF eBook |
Author | Emily Monosson |
Publisher | Cornell University Press |
Pages | 233 |
Release | 2011-08-15 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0801457831 |
About half of the undergraduate and roughly 40 percent of graduate degree recipients in science and engineering are women. As increasing numbers of these women pursue research careers in science, many who choose to have children discover the unique difficulties of balancing a professional life in these highly competitive (and often male-dominated) fields with the demands of motherhood. Although this issue directly affects the career advancement of women scientists, it is rarely discussed as a professional concern, leaving individuals to face the dilemma on their own. To address this obvious but unacknowledged crisis—the elephant in the laboratory, according to one scientist—Emily Monosson, an independent toxicologist, has brought together 34 women scientists from overlapping generations and several fields of research—including physics, chemistry, geography, paleontology, and ecology, among others—to share their experiences. From women who began their careers in the 1970s and brought their newborns to work, breastfeeding them under ponchos, to graduate students today, the authors of the candid essays written for this groundbreaking volume reveal a range of career choices: the authors work part-time and full-time; they opt out and then opt back in; they become entrepreneurs and job share; they teach high school and have achieved tenure. The personal stories that comprise Motherhood, the Elephant in the Laboratory not only show the many ways in which women can successfully combine motherhood and a career in science but also address and redefine what it means to be a successful scientist. These valuable narratives encourage institutions of higher education and scientific research to accommodate the needs of scientists who decide to have children.
Ladies in the Laboratory Three
Title | Ladies in the Laboratory Three PDF eBook |
Author | Mary R. S. Creese |
Publisher | |
Pages | 247 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780810872882 |
A survey of nineteenth-century women whose journal publications are listed in the 19 volume London Royal Society's Catalogue of scientific papers, 1800-1900, comprising an author index to scientific papers contained in the transactions of societies, journals, and other periodical works, being the major index of scientific journal literature for the period.
'Ladies in the Laboratory'
Title | 'Ladies in the Laboratory' PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 43 |
Release | 2009 |
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ISBN |
Ladies in the Laboratory?
Title | Ladies in the Laboratory? PDF eBook |
Author | Mary R.S Creese |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | |
Genre | Women in science |
ISBN | 9781442247413 |