The Madame Curie Complex: The Hidden History of Women in Science by Julie Des Jardins

The Madame Curie Complex: The Hidden History of Women in Science

Julie Des Jardins

312 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history science challenging informative medium-paced
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The historian and author of Lillian Gilbreth examines the "Great Man" myth of science with profiles of women scientists from Marie Curie to Jane Goodall.Why is science still considered to be predominantly male profession? In The Madame Curie Compl...

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