The Exceptions : Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science
The Exceptions : Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science
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Author(s): Zernike, Kate
ISBN No.: 9781398520035
Pages: 432
Year: 202402
Format: UK-B Format Paperback (Trade Paper)
Price: $ 23.16
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available

'Outstanding' Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry The remarkable untold story of how a group of sixteen determined women used the power of the collective and the tools of science to inspire ongoing radical change. This is a triumphant account of progress, whilst reminding us that further action is needed. These women scientists entered the work force in the 1960s during a push for affirmative action. Embarking on their careers they thought that discrimination against women was a thing of the past and that science was a pure meritocracy. Women were marginalized and minimized, especially as they grew older, their contributions stolen and erased. Written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who broke the story in 1999 for The Boston Globe , when the Massachusetts Institute of Technology made the astonishing admission that it discriminated against women on its faculty, The Exceptions is an intimate narrative which centres on Nancy Hopkins - a surprisingly reluctant feminist who became a hero to two generations of women in science. In uncovering an erased history, we are finally introduced to the hidden scientists who paved the way for collective change.


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