Natural Eloquence: Women Reinscribe Science (Science & Literature) - Softcover

Gates, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 029915484X ISBN 13: 9780299154844

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press, 1997

Synopsis

This is a collection of essays which examines the work of both lesser-known women of science from the 19th century, and such prominent 20th-century figures as Rachel Carson and Dian Fossey. It explores the literary traditions in science which women established.

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About the Author

Barbara T. Gates is Alumni Distinguished Professor of English and Women's Studies at the University of Delaware. Her books include Victorian Suicide: Mad Crimes and Sad Histories. Ann B. Shteir is associate professor of humanities and director of the graduate program in women's studies at York University in Canada. She is the author of Cultivating Women, Cultivating Science: Flora's Daughters and Botany in England, 1760 to 1860, which won the 1996 Joan Kelly Memorial Prize in Women's History from the American Historical Society.

From the Back Cover

Women have long participated in the dissemination of science, a part of the history of science that until recently has been undervalued and little explored. By practicing the arts of science writing, lecturing, and scientific illustration, women popularizers of science have played a significant role in creating scientific culture.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 029915484X
• ISBN 13: 9780299154844
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 256