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Femininity, Mathematics and Science 1880-1914
Claire Gwen Jones
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Description for Femininity, Mathematics and Science 1880-1914
Hardcover. Through the prism of gender, this text explores the contrasting cultures and practice of mathematics and science and asks how they impacted on women. Claire Jones assesses nineteenth-century ideas about women's intellect, femininity and masculinity, and assesses how these attitudes shaped women's experiences as students and practitioners. Num Pages: 273 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; JFSJ1; PBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 452.
Through the prism of gender, this text explores the contrasting cultures and practice of mathematics and science and asks how they impacted on women. Claire Jones assesses nineteenth-century ideas about women's intellect, femininity and masculinity, and assesses how these attitudes shaped women's experiences as students and practitioners.
Through the prism of gender, this text explores the contrasting cultures and practice of mathematics and science and asks how they impacted on women. Claire Jones assesses nineteenth-century ideas about women's intellect, femininity and masculinity, and assesses how these attitudes shaped women's experiences as students and practitioners.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230555211
SKU
V9780230555211
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Claire Gwen Jones
CLAIRE G. JONES is editor of HerStoria Magazine and an Associate Lecturer in History at the University of Liverpool, UK. In 1999 she was joint winner of the Clare Evans Prize for the best new essay in the field of women's history and gender and history.
Reviews for Femininity, Mathematics and Science 1880-1914
Winner of the Women's History Network Book Prize 2010 'This excellent, thought-provoking study will deepen the understanding of all interested in gender issues and in the conflicts in science and mathematics in this period.' - Reviews in History