Bearded Lady Project Challenging the Face of Science

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.

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.

Additional text

They declare that more voices bring better solutions. Science faculty may not assign this book as course reading - but they should...Recommended.

Product details

• Assisted by: Kelsey Vance (Photographs), Draper White (Photographs), Alexandra Marsh (Editor), Ellen Currano (Editor), Lexi Jamieson Marsh (Editor)
• Authors: Alexandra Currano Marsh, Lexi Jamieson Currano Marsh
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 31.05.2020
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Biographies, autobiographies
• EAN: 9780231198042
• ISBN: 978-0-231-19804-2
• Pages: 208
• Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, Collected biographies, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, SCIENCE / Paleontology, Gender studies: women, Biography: science, technology & medicine, Gender studies: women and girls, Earth Sciences, Biography: science, technology and medicine