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Scientific pioneers : women succeeding in science /

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"Joyce Tang analyzes the life and career histories of ten extraordinary female scientists--Marie Curie, Irene Joliot-Curie, Margaret Mead, Barbara McClintock, Maria Goeppert-Meyer, Rachel Carson, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Dorothy Hodgkin, Rosalyn Yalow, and Fay Ajzenberg-Selove. The author explores...

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Main Author: Tang, Joyce, 1962- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2006]
Subjects:
Women scientists.
Women in science.
Femmes dans les sciences.
Wetenschapsbeoefenaars.
Vrouwen.
Online Access:Table of contents
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Summary:"Joyce Tang analyzes the life and career histories of ten extraordinary female scientists--Marie Curie, Irene Joliot-Curie, Margaret Mead, Barbara McClintock, Maria Goeppert-Meyer, Rachel Carson, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Dorothy Hodgkin, Rosalyn Yalow, and Fay Ajzenberg-Selove. The author explores the personal, political, cultural, and economic factors that led to the success of these women. [She] proposes that for a woman to be successful in science not only requires perseverance and talent, but also structural opportunities, institutional support, and conscious decision making"--Page 4 of cover.
Physical Description:xiii, 175 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-163) and index.
ISBN:0761833501
9780761833505