Women Scientists in America: Forging a New World Since 1972

by Margaret W. Rossiter

Book Overview

The third volume of Margaret W. Rossiter's landmark survey of the history of American women scientists focuses on their pioneering efforts and contributions from 1972 to the present. Central to this story are the struggles and successes of women scientists in the era of affirmative action. Scores of previously isolated women scientists were suddenly energized to do things they had rarely, if ever, done before--form organizations and recruit new...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421403633
• ISBN13: 9781421403632
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"