A Lab of One's Own
One Woman's Personal Journey Through Sexism in Science
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2020.
Format: Book
Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Description: xv, 268 pages ; 24 cm
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.
Contents:
Prologue: Hidden no more -- No, girls can't do that! -- Alone: a patchwork education -- It takes a sisterhood -- The power of sunlight -- Cholera -- More women = better science -- The anthrax letters -- From Old Boys' Clubs to Young Boys' Clubs to philanthropists -- It's not personal-- it's the system -- We can do it.
Subjects:
Colwell, Rita R., 1934-
Scientists -- Biography.
Women microbiologists -- United States -- Biography.
Sexism in science.
Women in science.
Sex discrimination in science.
Colwell, Rita R., 1934-
Scientists -- Biography.
Women microbiologists -- United States -- Biography.
Sexism in science.
Women in science.
Sex discrimination in science.
ISBN:
9781501181276
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Colwell, Rita R. | Wheatley (Shandon) | Biography | Out (Due: 5/10/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-254) and index.