A Lab of One's Own Science and Suffrage in the First World War
Afbeeldingen
Sla de afbeeldingen overArtikel vergelijken
Uitgever: Oxford University Press
Auteur:
Patricia Fara
- Engels
- Hardcover
- 9780198794981
- 11 januari 2018
- 352 pagina's
Samenvatting
2018 marks the centenary not only of the Armistice but also of women gaining the vote. A Lab of One's Own commemorates both anniversaries by exploring how the War gave female scientists, doctors, and engineers unprecedented opportunities to undertake endeavours normally reserved for men.
Many extraordinary female scientists, doctors, and engineers tasted independence and responsibility for the first time during the First World War. How did this happen? Patricia Fara reveals how suffragists, such as Virginia Woolf's sister, Ray Strachey, had already aligned themselves with scientific and technological progress, and that during the dark years of war they mobilized women to enter conventionally male domains such as science and medicine. Fara tells the stories of women such as: mental health pioneer Isabel Emslie, chemist Martha Whiteley, a co-inventor of tear gas, and botanist Helen Gwynne Vaughan. Women were now carrying out vital research in many aspects of science, but could it last? Though suffragist Millicent Fawcett declared triumphantly that 'the war revolutionised the industrial position of women. It found them serfs, and left them free', the outcome was very different. Although women had helped the country to victory and won the vote for those over thirty, they had lost the battle for equality. Men returning from the Front reclaimed their jobs, and conventional hierarchies were re-established even though the nation now knew that women were fully capable of performing work traditionally reserved for men. Fara examines how the bravery of these pioneer women scientists, temporarily allowed into a closed world before the door clanged shut again, paved the way for today's women scientists. Yet, inherited prejudices continue to limit women's scientific opportunities.
Many extraordinary female scientists, doctors, and engineers tasted independence and responsibility for the first time during the First World War. How did this happen? Patricia Fara reveals how suffragists, such as Virginia Woolf's sister, Ray Strachey, had already aligned themselves with scientific and technological progress, and that during the dark years of war they mobilized women to enter conventionally male domains such as science and medicine. Fara tells the stories of women such as: mental health pioneer Isabel Emslie, chemist Martha Whiteley, a co-inventor of tear gas, and botanist Helen Gwynne Vaughan. Women were now carrying out vital research in many aspects of science, but could it last? Though suffragist Millicent Fawcett declared triumphantly that 'the war revolutionised the industrial position of women. It found them serfs, and left them free', the outcome was very different. Although women had helped the country to victory and won the vote for those over thirty, they had lost the battle for equality. Men returning from the Front reclaimed their jobs, and conventional hierarchies were re-established even though the nation now knew that women were fully capable of performing work traditionally reserved for men. Fara examines how the bravery of these pioneer women scientists, temporarily allowed into a closed world before the door clanged shut again, paved the way for today's women scientists. Yet, inherited prejudices continue to limit women's scientific opportunities.
Productspecificaties
Wij vonden geen specificaties voor jouw zoekopdracht '{SEARCH}'.
Inhoud
- Taal
- en
- Bindwijze
- Hardcover
- Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
- 11 januari 2018
- Aantal pagina's
- 352
- Illustraties
- Nee
Betrokkenen
- Hoofdauteur
- Patricia Fara
- Hoofduitgeverij
- Oxford University Press
Overige kenmerken
- Extra groot lettertype
- Nee
- Product breedte
- 143 mm
- Product hoogte
- 32 mm
- Product lengte
- 221 mm
- Studieboek
- Nee
- Verpakking breedte
- 143 mm
- Verpakking hoogte
- 32 mm
- Verpakking lengte
- 221 mm
- Verpakkingsgewicht
- 490 g
EAN
- EAN
- 9780198794981
Je vindt dit artikel in
- Categorieën
-
- Mens & Maatschappij
- Wetenschap & Natuur
- Geschiedenis
- Politiek
- Sociale groepen
- Wetenschap algemeen
- Europa
- Oorlogen
- Sociale & Culturele geschiedenis
- Politieke controle & Vrijheid
- Genderstudies
- Geschiedenis van de wetenschap
- Eerste Wereldoorlog
- Burgerschap
- Vrouwen & Meisjes
- Periodes
- Moderne tijd (1800-1945)
- Hedendaagse geschiedenis ( v.a. 1945)
- Regio's & Landen
- Boeken
- Taal
- Engels
- Studieboek of algemeen
- Studieboeken
- Beschikbaarheid
- Leverbaar
- Periode
- Eerste Wereldoorlog
Kies gewenste uitvoering
Kies je bindwijze
(3)
Prijsinformatie en bestellen
De prijs van dit product is 27 euro en 99 cent.
Uiterlijk 6 juni in huis
Verkoop door bol
- Prijs inclusief verzendkosten, verstuurd door bol
- Ophalen bij een bol afhaalpunt mogelijk
- 30 dagen bedenktijd en gratis retourneren
- Dag en nacht klantenservice
Anderen bekeken ook
Rapporteer dit artikel
Je wilt melding doen van illegale inhoud over dit artikel:
- Ik wil melding doen als klant
- Ik wil melding doen als autoriteit of trusted flagger
- Ik wil melding doen als partner
- Ik wil melding doen als merkhouder
Geen klant, autoriteit, trusted flagger, merkhouder of partner? Gebruik dan onderstaande link om melding te doen.