Science Has No Sex: The Life of Marie Zakrzewska, M.D.

by Arleen Marcia Tuchman

Book Overview

German-born Marie Zakrzewska (1829-1902) was one of the most prominent female physicians of nineteenth-century America. Best known for creating a modern hospital and medical education program for women, Zakrzewska battled against the gendering of science and the restrictive definitions of her sex. In Science Has No Sex , Arleen Tuchman examines the life and work of a woman who continues to challenge historians of gender to this day. At a time when...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807830208
• ISBN13: 9780807830208
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"