Sky Is for Everyone - Women Astronomers in Their Own Words

"An inspiring anthology of writings by trailblazing women astronomers from around the globe ... [this work] is an internationally diverse collection of autobiographical essays by women who broke down barriers and changed the face of modern astronomy. Virginia Trimble and David Weintraub vividly describe how, before 1900, a woman who wanted to study the stars had to have a father, brother, or husband to provide entry, and how the considerable intellectual skills of women astronomers were still not enough to enable them to pry open doors of opportunity for much of the twentieth century. After decades of difficult struggles, women are closer to equality in astronomy than ever before. Trimble and Weintraub bring together the stories of the tough and determined women who flung the doors wide open. Taking readers from 1960 to today, this triumphant anthology serves as an inspiration to current and future generations of women scientists while giving voice to the history of a transformative era in astronomy"--

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Edited by Virginia Trimble and David A. Weintraub

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"[The] essays are universally well written."---H.D. Wong, Choice

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• Authors: Virginia Weintraub Trimble
• Assisted by: Virginia Trimble (Editor), Trimble Virginia (Editor), David A. Weintraub (Editor)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2023
• EAN: 9780691253916
• ISBN: 978-0-691-25391-6
• No. of pages: 504
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, SCIENCE / History, History of Science, Gender studies: women, Astronomy, space & time, Autobiography: science, technology & medicine, Gender studies: women and girls, Autobiography: science, technology and medicine, Astronomy, space and time, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy