Screen LibraryPioneering British women chemists : their lives and contributions /
"Historically, British chemistry has been perceived as a solely male endeavour. However, this perception is untrue: the allure of chemistry has attracted British women for centuries past. Since the 1880s, women chemists have studied academic chemistry and made interesting and significant contri...
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World Scientific,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | [2020] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"Historically, British chemistry has been perceived as a solely male endeavour. However, this perception is untrue: the allure of chemistry has attracted British women for centuries past. Since the 1880s, women chemists have studied academic chemistry and made interesting and significant contributions to their fields, yet they have been absent from the historical record. This book rectifies the gaps, providing a well-researched glimpse into the forgotten world of British women in chemistry from 1880-1949. This title showcases the determination of these women to survive and flourish in their chosen field. The authors show how women were fascinated by chemistry long before the modern era; unravelled the complex saga of chemistry at girls' secondary schools; found the other avenues by which women chemists pursued their love of the subject; and discovered a unifying passion for chemistry and poetry that extended from grade school to university and industrial employment"-- |
| Item Description: | Complements: Chemistry was their life : pioneering British women chemists, 1880-1949 (London : Imperial College Press, 2008). |
| Carrier Form: | xix, 581 pages : portraits ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781786347688 1786347687 |
| Index Number: | QD20 |
| CLC: | K835.616.13 |
| Call Number: | K835.616.13/R275-1 |
| Contents: | Pioneering amateur British women chemists -- Chemistry at pioneering girls' schools -- Cambridge and Oxford women's colleges -- London co-educational colleges -- London women's colleges -- English provincial universities -- Universities in Scotland and Wales -- Household chemistry -- Professional societies -- Women chemistry teachers -- Hoppy's biochemical ladies -- Women crystallographers 'descendants' of the Braggs -- Women in pharmacy -- The role of chemists' wives -- Women chemists and the First World War -- Women chemists in the interwar period. |