Women scientists in America
Subtitle: struggles and strategies to 1940
By: Margaret W. Rossiter.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 439
Subjects: Women scientists -- United States; Women in science -- United States
Description: This volume describes the activities and personalities of the numerous women scientists--astronomers, chemists, biologists, and psychologists--who overcame extraordinary obstacles to contribute to the growth of American science. This history recounts women's efforts to establish themselves as members of the scientific community and examines the forces that inhibited their active and visible participation in the sciences.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 399-416.
Includes index.