Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-386) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Constructing a new science : the masculine tradition -- Women's bodies, women's minds : the science of women -- Women doing science : multiple avenues -- Women's education in science -- Professionalizing women scientists -- Women's advancement in science since World War II -- Creating a future for women in science.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"This new work examines the challenges and barriers women scientists have faced and chronicles their achievements as they struggled to attain recognition for their work in the male-dominated world of modern science."--Jacket.