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The Bold and the Brave : a History of Women in Science and Engineering
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The Bold and the Brave investigates how women have striven throughout history to gain access to education and careers in science and engineering. Author Monique Frize, herself an engineer for over ...
The Bold and the Brave investigates how women have striven throughout history to gain access to education and careers in science and engineering. Author Monique Frize, herself an engineer for over 40 years, introduces the reader to key concepts and debates that contextualize the obstacles women have faced and continue to face in the fields of science and engineering. She focuses on the history of women & rsquo;s education in mathematics and science through the ages, from antiquity to the Enlightenment. While opportunities for women were often purposely limited, she reveals how many women found w.
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- English
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- Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, 2010
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- 1 online resource (366 pages)
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- 9780776618838, 0776618830, 9780776618845, 0776618849, 1280690569, 9781280690563, 9780776607252, 0776607251, 9780776607252
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- ocn747089002
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-331) and index.
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- pt. 1. Views of women's intellectual abilities. From ancient times to early modern Europe -- Renaissance and enlightenment -- The classic arguments and debates -- pt. 2. Scientific education of women from the 17th century to the 19th century. Women who participated in science in early modern Europe -- Education for women in the 16th and 17th centuries -- Education for women in the 18th century -- School and university reforms in the 19th century -- pt. 3. Education and careers in science and engineering. Women in engineering, mathematics, and science in the 20th century -- Obstacles in the entry of young women into science and engineering -- Recruitment and outreach --Strategies to attract and retain more women -- Women in scientific and engineering workplaces -- Strategies for equitable workplaces -- Developing a new culture in science, engineering, and technology -- pt. 4. Profiles of three women, by Peter Frize. The bold and the brave: Sophie Germain, Mileva Marić Einstein, and Rosalind Franklin