The Mind Has No Sex?: Women in the Origins of Modern Science

by Londa Schiebinger

Book Overview

As part of his attempt to secure a place for women in scientific culture, the Cartesian Fran?ois Poullain de la Barre asserted as long ago as 1673 that "the mind has no sex." In this rich and comprehensive history of women's contributions to the development of early modern science, Londa Schiebinger examines the shifting fortunes of male and female equality in the sphere of the intellect. Schiebinger counters the "great women" mode of history and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067457625X
• ISBN13: 9780674576254
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Excellent !!

Very comprehensive, well documented book on women in science,; So far it is the only book I've read in that category; Full of data and yet not boring ! Highly recommended to all who want to understand the roots of women's exclusion from science and problems in gender inequality we are still experiencing today ! Margaret JW