Women Scientists in America: Before Affirmative Action, 1940-1972

by Margaret W. Rossiter and Professor Margaret W. Rossiter

Book Overview

Margaret Rossiter's widely hailed Women Scientists in America: Struggles and Strategies to 1940 marked the beginning of a pioneering effort to interpret the history of American women scientists. That effort continues in this provocative sequel that covers the crucial years of World War II and beyond. Rossiter begins by showing how the acute labor shortage brought on by the war seemed to hold out new hope for women professionals, especially in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801857112
• ISBN13: 9780801857119
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 1.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.3"