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Feminism in Twentieth-Century Science, Technology, and Medicine

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What useful changes has feminism brought to science? Feminists have enjoyed success in their efforts to open many fields to women as participants. But the effects of feminism have not been restricted to altering employment and professional opportunities for women. The essays in this volume explore how feminist theory has had a direct impact on research in the biological and social sciences, in medicine, and in technology, often providing the impetus for fundamentally changing the theoretical underpinnings and practices of such research. In archaeology, evidence of women's hunting activities suggested by spears found in women's graves is no longer dismissed; computer scientists have used feminist epistemologies for rethinking the human-interface problems of our growing reliance on computers. Attention to women's movements often tends to reinforce a presumption that feminism changes institutions through critique-from-without. This volume reveals the potent but not always visible transformations feminism has brought to science, technology, and medicine from within. Contributors: Ruth Schwartz Cowan Linda Marie Fedigan Scott Gilbert Evelynn M. Hammonds Evelyn Fox Keller Pamela E. Mack Michael S. Mahoney Emily Martin Ruth Oldenziel Nelly Oudshoorn Carroll Pursell Karen Rader Alison Wylie

Author Biography:

Angela H. N. Creager is an associate professor in the Department of History and the Program in History of Science at Princeton University. Elizabeth Lunbeck is associate professor of history at Princeton University. Londa Schiebinger is the Edwin E. Sparks Professor of History of Science at Pennsylvania State University.
Release date Australia
November 1st, 2001
Audiences
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Undergraduate
Contributors
  • Edited by Angela N.H. Creager
  • Edited by Elizabeth Lunbeck
  • Edited by Londa Schiebinger
Pages
272
Dimensions
17x23x2
ISBN-13
9780226120249
Product ID
3961692

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