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Bezig met laden... A Lab of One's Own: Science and Suffrage in the First World Wardoor Patricia Fara
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. An exploration of how British women scientists in the early years of the 20th Century struggled to be taken seriously in their chosen professions, fought for suffrage and equal rights, and stepped in – many voluntarily – to do vital scientific work during the First World War. Many of these early pioneers have been overlooked and it’s great to see some of their names recovered from obscurity and given recognition. While it mainly looks at the work of better educated women who were already attempting to work as scientists, it also highlights the highly technical and dangerous roles of working-class women in munitions and other war-related industries whose names are often lost to us. An invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history of women in science and technology, and a very good read too. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Female scientists, doctors, and engineers experienced independence and responsibility during the First World War. Suffragists including Virginia Woolf's sister, Ray Strachey, aligned themselves with scientific and technological progress, and mobilized women to enter conventionally male domains such as engineering and medicine. Profiles include mental health pioneer Isabel Emslie, chemist and co-inventor of tear gas Martha Whiteley, Scottish army doctor Mona Geddes, and botanist Helen Gwynne Vaughan. Though suffragist Millicent Fawcett declared triumphantly that "the war revolutionized the industrial position of women. It found them serfs, and left them free," the truth was very different. Although women had helped the country to victory and won the vote for those over thirty, they had lost the battle for equality. Men returning from the Front reclaimed their jobs, and conventional hierarchies were re-established. Fara examines how these pioneers, temporarily allowed into an exclusive world before the door slammed shut again, paved the way for today's women scientists. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)940.3082History and Geography Europe Europe World War I 1914-1918 World War I as it relates to particular types of people Females in the WWILC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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