TY - BOOK AU - Rossiter,Margaret W. TI - Women scientists in America: struggles and strategies to 1940 SN - 9780801824432 AV - Q130 .R68 1982 PY - 1982/// CY - Baltimore PB - Johns Hopkins University Press KW - Women scientists KW - United States KW - Biography KW - Women in science KW - Science KW - History KW - Women KW - fast N1 - First paperback ed.: 1984; Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-416) and index; Women's colleges : the entering wedge -- Doctorates : infiltration and creative philanthropy -- "Women's work" in science -- A manly profession -- The women's movement, the war, and Madame Curie -- Growth, containment, and overqualification -- Academic employment : protest and prestige -- Government employment : paper reforms but expanded segregation -- Industrial and other employment : stoicism, versatility, and vocational guidance -- Double standards and underrecognition : territorial and hierarchical discrimination -- Women's clubs and prizes : compensatory recognition N2 - This volume describes the activities and personalities of the numerous women scientists--astronomers, chemists, biologists, and psychologists--who overcame extraordinary obstacles to contribute to the growth of American science. This history recounts women's efforts to establish themselves as members of the scientific community and examines the forces that inhibited their active and visible participation in the sciences ER -