The exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the fight for women in science
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New York : Scribner, 2023.
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Book
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First Scribner hardcover edition.
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xvi, 409 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"In 1999, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology admitted to discriminating against women on its faculty, forcing institutions across the country to confront a problem they had long ignored: the need for more women at the top levels of science. Written by the journalist who broke the story for The Boston Globe, The Exceptions is the untold story of how sixteen highly accomplished women on the MIT faculty came together to do the work that triggered the historic admission"--
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LC Subjects
Hopkins, Nancy -- (Nancy H.)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- History -- 20th century.
Sex discrimination against women -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge.
Sex discrimination in employment -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge.
Sex discrimination in higher education -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge.
Sex discrimination in science -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge.
Sexism in higher education -- United States.
Sexism in science -- United States.
Women college teachers -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge -- Biography.
Women scientists -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge -- Biography.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- History -- 20th century.
Sex discrimination against women -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge.
Sex discrimination in employment -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge.
Sex discrimination in higher education -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge.
Sex discrimination in science -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge.
Sexism in higher education -- United States.
Sexism in science -- United States.
Women college teachers -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge -- Biography.
Women scientists -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge -- Biography.
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ISBN:
9781982131838, 1982131837
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-392) and index.
Description
"In 1999, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology admitted to discriminating against women on its faculty, forcing institutions across the country to confront a problem they had long ignored: the need for more women at the top levels of science. Written by the journalist who broke the story for The Boston Globe, The Exceptions is the untold story of how sixteen highly accomplished women on the MIT faculty came together to do the work that triggered the historic admission"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Zernike, K. (2023). The exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the fight for women in science. First Scribner hardcover edition. Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Zernike, Kate. 2023. The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science. Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Zernike, Kate, The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science. Scribner, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Zernike, Kate. The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science. First Scribner hardcover edition. Scribner, 2023.
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