Summary
There was a time when the fields of science and medicine were considered the sole province of men; women were believed to be too delicate, unintelligent, and emotional to work in those areas. These stereotypes have been slowly eroding as more and more women enter the STEM and medical fields, proving themselves more than capable of handling their rigors. Women Scientists and Health Practitioners presents lively, engrossing biographies of notable women in science and health, including Margaret Mead, Mae Jemison, Marie Curie, and Wangari Muta Maathai. Each entry focuses readers' attention on the women themselves and their accomplishments, linking their formative experiences with their later achievements.
About the Author(s)
Erika Kuhlman, Ph.D., is director of the Women's Studies Program at Idaho State University. She is the author of several books, including Of Little Comfort: War Widows, Fallen Soldiers, and the Remaking of the Nation after the Great War; Petticoats and White Feathers: Gender Conformity, Race, and the Progressive Peace Movement, and the Debate Over War, 1895–1919; and Reconstructing Patriarchy After the Great War: Women, Gender, and Postwar Reconciliation between Nations as well as numerous scholarly articles.