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Languages : en
Pages : 442
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The Literary World
Author: The Critic
Author: Jeannette Leonard GilderPublisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 506
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The Critic
Author: Remembering Sofya Kovalevskaya
Author: Michèle AudinPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0857299298
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Sofia Kovalevskaya was a brilliant and determined young Russian woman of the 19th century who wanted to become a mathematician and who succeeded, in often difficult circumstances, in becoming arguably the first woman to have a professional university career in the way we understand it today. This memoir, written by a mathematician who specialises in symplectic geometry and integrable systems, is a personal exploration of the life, the writings and the mathematical achievements of a remarkable woman. It emphasises the originality of Kovalevskaya’s work and assesses her legacy and reputation as a mathematician and scientist. Her ideas are explained in a way that is accessible to a general audience, with diagrams, marginal notes and commentary to help explain the mathematical concepts and provide context. This fascinating book, which also examines Kovalevskaya’s love of literature, will be of interest to historians looking for a treatment of the mathematics, and those doing feminist or gender studies.
The Review of Reviews
Author: Women Succeeding in the Sciences
Author: Jody BartPublisher: Purdue University Press
ISBN: 9781557531216
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Ample evidence has been provided that women historically have suffered numerous social, political, and institutional barriers to their entrance and success in the sciences. The articles in this anthology refocus the discussion and reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the issues surrounding women in the sciences. While the barriers that women have faced as researchers, subjects of research, students of science, and theorists have been well documented, this anthology breaks new ground. It presents the ways women succeed in the sciences, overcome these historical barriers, and contribute to the social practice of science and the philosophy of science in both theory and practice.
1001 Things Everyone Should Know about Women's History
Author: Constance JonesPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
An entertaining and panoramic view of the female half of history.
George Eliot, Poetess
Author: Wendy S. WilliamsPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317128613
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
The position of George Eliot’s poetry within Victorian poetry and within her own canon is crucial for an accurate picture of the writer, as Wendy S. Williams shows in her in-depth examination of Eliot’s poetry and her role as poetess. Williams argues that even more clearly than her fiction, Eliot’s poetry reveals the development of her belief in sympathy as a replacement for orthodox religious views. With knowledge of the Bible and a firm understanding of society’s expectations for female authorship, Eliot consciously participated in a tradition of women poets who relied on feminine piety and poetry to help refine society through compassion and fellow-feeling. Williams examines Eliot’s poetry in relationship to her gender and sexual politics and her shifting religious beliefs, showing that Eliot’s views on gender and religion informed her adoption of the poetess persona. By taking into account Eliot’s poetess treatment of community and motherhood, Williams suggests, readers come to view her not only as a writer of fiction, an intellectual, and a social commentator, but also as a woman who longed to nurture, participate in, and foster human relationships.
The International
Author: Abraham T. H. BrowerPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 258
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American Monthly Review of Reviews
Author: Albert ShawPublisher:
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Category : Periodicals, English
Languages : en
Pages : 788
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