| African American Women Chemists in the Modern Era Contributor(s): Brown, Jeannette E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0190615176 ISBN-13: 9780190615178 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $45.59 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology - Science | History - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2018018332 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.4" W x 9.5" (1.20 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the second of two books about African-American female chemists. The first book (African-American Women Chemists, 2011) focused on the early pioneers--women chemists from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Act. African American Women Chemists in the Modern Era focuses on contemporary women who have benefited from the Civil Rights Act and are now working as chemists or chemical engineers. This book was produced by taking the oral history of women who are leaders in their field and who wanted to tell the world how they suceeded. It features eighteen amazing women in this book and each of them has a claim to fame, despite hiding in plain sight. These women reveal the history of their lives from youth to adult. Overall, Jeannette Brown aims to inspire women and minorities to pursue careers in the sciences, as evidenced by the successful career paths of the women that came before them. |