Breaking Barriers: A Novel Based on the Life of Laura Bassi

by Jule Selbo

They said, "No " She asked, "Why?" The answer was always the same: "Because you're a woman." She vowed to shatter each barrier they placed in her way.

Inquisitive and precocious, Laura Bassi grew up on the Italian Peninsula in the 1700s, dreaming of studying science at the famed University of Bologna. It was the Age of Enlightenment and although forward-thinking philosophical ideas and scientific discoveries flourished, the prevailing edict...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1947431293
• ISBN13: 9781947431294
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Barbera Foundation Inc
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"