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Book Review: 101 Women Who Shaped South Carolina, Maggie Albro
Book Review: 101 Women Who Shaped South Carolina, Maggie Albro
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What Difference Has Feminism Made To Engineering In The 20th Century?, Pam Mack
What Difference Has Feminism Made To Engineering In The 20th Century?, Pam Mack
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Until the last quarter of the twentieth century women have been very scarce in engineering, so the impact of feminism on engineering might seem like a topic with a very short history. However, somewhat broader definitions of feminism and of engineering bring to light very significant influences of the women’s reform movement of the first half of the twentieth century on industrial and municipal engineering. I first conceptualized this influence as women pushing for regulation that in turn transformed engineering. But as I went deeper into the material I discovered a tremendous amount of travel over the line between reformer …
Women In Astronomy In The United States 1875-1920, Pamela Etter Mack
Women In Astronomy In The United States 1875-1920, Pamela Etter Mack
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In the period from about 1875 to 1920 (the dates are only intended to be approximate) more than 164 women held astronomical jobs in the United States, and a few became famous for important scientific contributions. This seems surprising at first, because it is not a period in which many opportunities were open to women, particularly for intellectual pursuits. This thesis will examine the development of a role for women in astronomy and the reasons for the acceptance of women into this field. The goal is to show how the scientific work done by the women astronomers was affected by …