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Challenging persistent gender biases in the sciences, the Bearded Lady Project puts the spotlight on underrepresented geoscientists in the field and in the lab. This book pairs portraits of these scientists after donning fake beards with personal essays in which they tell their stories.
List of contents
Foreword, by Lexi Jamieson Marsh
Part I: Why Challenge the Face of Science
1. “Pictures in Our Heads”: Challenging Stereotypes of Scientists and Science, by Amanda Diekman
2. What’s in a Name?, by Amy K. Guenther
3. Sex, Science, and Beards, by Kimberly A. Hamlin
4. What Is Paleontology?, by Ellen Currano
5. Spaces Paleontologists Inhabit, by Ellen Currano
6. The Lost Legacy, by Ellen Currano
7. The Power of Contradiction, by Catherine Badgley
Part II: Women in Paleontology
Stereotypes
8. “Fitting In”: Freedom in the Field, by Carole S. Hickman
9. A Female Paleontologist in the 1970s and 1980s, by Anna K. (“Kay”) Behrensmeyer
10. From Microfossils to Museums: Reflections on My Journey as an Earth Scientist, by Lisa White
11. Can You Be a Paleontologist Without a Ph.D.? (The Answer Is Yes) , by Ashley Hall
12. The Path Is Not Always Straight, by ReBecca Hunt-Foster
13. A Less Traveled and More Meandering Path, by Karen Chin
Women
14. Definition: Woman, by Amy K. Guenther
15. The Moments When I Am Not a Woman, by Leslea J. Hlusko
16. My Love-Hate Relationship with Waders, by Andrea D. Hawkes
17. The Balancing Act, by Patricia H. Kelley
18. Being Brave, by Bonnie Jacobs
Gender
19. Definition: Gender, by Amy K. Guenther
20. Just a Paleontologist, by Denise F. Su
21. Performing Gender in Paleontology, by Amy K. Guenther
22. Taking Off the Beard for Good, by Sara B. Pruss
Part III: Behind the Lens
23. Behind the Lens: Filming a Documentary, by Lexi Jamieson Marsh
24. Being with Artists in the Field, by Ellen Currano
25. Creating Portraits for The Bearded Lady Project, by Kelsey Vance
26. Field Notes, by Lexi Jamieson Marsh
Why Diversify Science
Pledge for Equality in the Sciences
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
The Photographers
Portraits
Marieke Dechesne
Kristine Zellman
Dr. Ellen Currano
Dr. Carole S. Hickman
Dr. Anna K. (“Kay”) Behrensmeyer
Jenna Kaempfer
Dr. Penny Higgins
Dr. Lisa White
Dr. Emily Orzechow and Dr. Caitlin Boas
Tripti Bhattacharya
Camilla Souto and Lucy Chang
About the author
Lexi Jamieson Marsh is the founder of the independent production company On Your Feet Entertainment and the director and producer of The Bearded Lady Project short and feature-length documentary films. She is currently visiting assistant professor of media and culture at Miami University.
Ellen Currano is a paleontologist at the University of Wyoming with a joint appointment in the Department of Botany and the Department of Geology and Geophysics. Her research focuses on the response of ancient forest communities to environmental changes.
Summary
Challenging persistent gender biases in the sciences, the Bearded Lady Project puts the spotlight on underrepresented geoscientists in the field and in the lab. This book pairs portraits of these scientists after donning fake beards with personal essays in which they tell their stories.
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They declare that more voices bring better solutions. Science faculty may not assign this book as course reading - but they should...Recommended.
