Overview
- Draws on archival material to reveal the stories of several lesser known women in science during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century
- Sheds light on a period of change from the 19th to the 20th century, where more women fought for and gained access to university education and education in the sciences
- Appeals to scholars and readers interested in Edwardian Britain and science, women in science, and women’s studies
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology (PSHST)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book tells the story of how women first fought for inclusion among scientific societies in Edwardian Britain. Though educational opportunities in schools and universities were improving, there were few fellowships or chances of paid employment in the sciences. Excluded from most scientific societies, women were deprived of not just the chance to share their scientific experiences with other enthusiasts but of mixing with and impressing potential employers. Barriers were overcome in many cases, but not in all. This book will explore the lives of individual women who were brave pioneers and by the outbreak of WWI had proved that they were the equals of men. Many at the heart of the struggle within the sciences were also involved in the fight for suffrage, their success in the sciences helping to change men's attitudes towards women.
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“It is well suited for researchers interested in women’s education, women in the sciences, amateur contributions to the sciences, and the response of scientific societies to changing social conditions. … The book can certainly be recommended for a graduate seminar, or perhaps some chapters could be assigned to undergraduates as case studies illustrating the contributions of women in the sciences, both in terms of research and in terms of creating educational and mentor structures to promote and circulate that research.” (Andre Michael Hahn, Isis, Vol. 112 (3), September, 2021)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Women and the Natural Sciences in Edwardian Britain
Book Subtitle: In Search of Fellowship
Authors: Peter Ayres
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46600-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-46599-5Published: 24 June 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-46602-2Published: 24 June 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-46600-8Published: 23 June 2020
Series ISSN: 2730-972X
Series E-ISSN: 2730-9738
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 228
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Science, Women's Studies, History of Britain and Ireland, Social History