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Women in the Biological Sciences
A Biobibliographic Sourcebook
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Women in the Biological Sciences
A Biobibliographic Sourcebook
About this book
Biology textbooks and books on the history of science generally give a limited picture of the roles women have played in the growth and development of the biological sciences, mentioning primarily the Nobel laureates. This book provides a definitive archival collection of essays on a larger group of women, profiling both their work and their lives. The volume includes 65 representative women from different countries and eras, and from as many branches of biological investigation as possible. In addition to biographical information and an evaluation of the woman's career and significance, each entry provides a full bibliographic listing of works by and about the subject. The volume includes entries on women who have gained recognition through attainment of advanced degrees despite familial and societal pressures, innovative research results, influence exerted in teaching and guidance of students, active participation and leadership in professional societies, extensive scholarly publication, participation on journal editorial boards, extensive field experience, and influence on public and political scientific policymaking. A woman was considered eligible for inclusion if she met several of these criteria. Providing a historical perspective, the book is limited to women who were born before 1930 or are deceased.
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Yes, you can access Women in the Biological Sciences by Carol A. Biermann,Louise S. Grinstein,Rose K. Rose in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Science General. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- FOREWORD Martha Oakley Chiscon
- PREFACE Louise S. Grinstein, Carol A. Biermann, and Rose K. Rose
- INTRODUCTION Jane Butler Kahle
- Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz (1822–1907) Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie
- Hattie Elizabeth Alexander (1901–1968) Soraya Ghayourmanesh-Svoronos
- Agnes Robertson Arber (1879–1960) Maura C. Flannery
- Charlotte Auerbach (1899–1994) Linda E. Roach and Scott S. Roach
- Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey (1863–1948) Harriet Kofalk
- Rachel Littler Bodley (1831–1888) Ronald L. Stuckey
- Emma Lucy Braun (1889–1971) Ronald L. Stuckey
- Elizabeth Gertrude Knight Britton (1858–1934) Lee B. Kass
- Rachel Louise Carson (1907–1964) Randy Moore
- Mary Agnes Meara Chase (1869–1963) Lesta J. Cooper-Freytag
- Eugenie Clark (1922– ) Virginia L. Buckner
- Jewel Isadora Plummer Cobb (1924– ) Beatriz Chu Clewell
- Jane Colden (1724–1766) Katalin Harkányi
- Laura North Hunter Colwin (1911– ) Marjorie McCann Collier
- Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori (1896–1957) Rose K. Rose
- Lydia Maria Adams DeWitt (1859–1928) Mary R. S. Creese
- Neltje Blanchan De Graff Doubleday (1865–1918) Keir B. Sterling
- Alice Eastwood (1859–1953) Joel S. Schwartz
- Sophia Hennion Eckerson (ca. 1867–1954) Bonnie Konopak
- Gertrude Belle Elion (1918– ) I. Edward Alcamo
- Katherine Esau (1898–1997) Ray F. Evert and Susan E. Eichhorn
- Alice Catherine Evans (1881–1975) Diana M. Colon
- Honor Bridget Fell (1900–1986) Suzanne E. Moshier
- Dian Fossey (1932–1985) Soraya Ghayourmanesh-Svoronos
- Rosalind Elsie Franklin (1920–1958) Maureen M. Julian
- Frances Carnes Flint Hamerstrom (1907– ) Barbara Mandula
- Alice Hamilton (1869–1970) Robin M. Haller
- Ethel Nicholson Browne Harvey (1885–1965) Paula Ford
- Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179) Katalin Harkányi
- Ida Henrietta Hyde (1857–1945) Mary R. S. Creese
- Libbie Henrietta Hyman (1888–1969) Soraya Ghayourmanesh-Svoronos
- Emmy Klieneberger-Nobel (1892–1985) Gary E. Rice
- Rebecca Craighill Lancefield (1895–1981) Teresa T. Antony
- Ol’ga Borisovna Protopova Lepeshinskaia (1871–1963) John Konopak
- Rita Levi-Montalcini (1908– ) Mary Clarke Miksic
- Mary Frances Lyon (1925– ) Judith A. Dilts
- Hilde Proescholdt Mangold (1898–1924) Veronica Reardon Mondrinos
- Anna Morandi Manzolini (1716–1774) Connie H. Nobles
- Barbara McClintock (1902–1992) Virginia L. Buckner
- Beatrice Mintz (1921– ) Maura C. Flannery
- Ann Haven Morgan (1882–1966) Susan J. Wurtzburg
- Lilian Vaughan Sampson Morgan (1870–1952) Katherine Keenan
- Elizabeth Fondal Neufeld (1928– ) Mary Clarke Miksic
- Margaret Morse Nice (1883–1974) Alan Contreras and Milton Bernhard Trautman
- Ruth Patrick (1907– ) Barbara Mandula
- Louise Pearce (1885–1959) Anne-Marie Scholer
- Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps (1793–1884) Robert M. Hendrick
- Elizabeth (Eliza) Lucas Pinckney (1722–1793) Virginia Pezalla
- Beatrix Potter (1866–1943) EdnaMay Duffy
- Edith Smaw Hinkley Quimby (1891–1982) Margaret (Betsy) G. Ott
- Dixy Lee Ray (1914–1994) Janet Newlan Bower
- Janet Davison Rowley (1925– ) Thomas A. Firak
- Jane Anne Russell (1911–1967) David R. Stronck
- Florence Rena Sabin (1871–1953) Linda H. Keller
- Ruth Sager (1918–1997) Carol A. Biermann
- Berta Vogel Scharrer (1906–1995) Birgit H. Satir and Peter Satir
- Florence Barbara Seibert (1897–1991) Paris Svoronos
- Lydia White Shattuck (1822–1889) Philip Duhan Segal
- Maud Caroline Slye (1869–1954) Jeanie Strobert Payne
- Marjory Stephenson (1885–1948) Rebecca Meyer Monhardt
- Nettie Maria Stevens (1861–1912) Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie
- Helen Brooke Taussig (1898–1986) Laura Gray Malloy
- Birgit Vennesland (1913– ) Paris Svoronos
- Salome Gluecksohn Schoenheimer Waelsch (1907– ) Paris Svoronos
- Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (1921– ) Brina Nathanson
- APPENDIX A: Chronological List of Biographees
- APPENDIX B: Biographees by Place of Birth, Place of Work, and Field of Scientific Interest
- APPENDIX C: References in Biographical Dictionaries and Other Collections
- APPENDIX D: Index of Sources
- INDEX
- ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS