American Women of Letters and the Nineteenth-Century Sciences: Styles of Affiliation

by Nina Baym

Book Overview

Winner of the 2000 Hubbell Award from the American Literature Section of the Modern Language Association of America

Choice Outstanding Academic Title​

During the nineteenth century, the content and institutional organization of the sciences evolved dramatically, altering the public's understanding of knowledge. As science grew in importance, many women of letters tried to incorporate it into a female worldview. Nina...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813529859
• ISBN13: 9780813529851
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"