A lab of One's own : : one Woman's Personal Journey Through Sexism in Science
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Chapter 1 No, Girls Can't Do That! p. 1 -- Chapter 2 Alone: A Patchwork Education p. 17 -- Chapter 3 It Takes a Sisterhood p. 40 -- Chapter 4 Power of Sunlight p. 63 -- Chapter 5 Cholera p. 77 -- Chapter 6 More Women = Better Science p. 111 -- Chapter 7 Anthrax Letters p. 136 -- Chapter 8 From Old Boys' Clubs to Young Boys' Clubs to Philanthropists p. 161 -- Chapter 9 It's Not Personal-It's the System p. 181 -- Chapter 10 We Can Do It p. 194.
A memoir-manifesto from the first female director of the National Science Foundation about the entrenched sexism in science, the elaborate detours women have taken to bypass the problem, and how to fix the system.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2020.
Year Published: 2020
Description: 268 p.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1501181270
9781501181276
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
McGrayne, Sharon Bertsch.
SUBJECTS
Colwell, Rita R., -- 1934-
Sexism in science.
Women in science.
Sex discrimination in science.
Autobiographies.