Focusing on Lillian Gilbreth's significant contributions to industrial psychology, the book highlights her ability to navigate and redefine the boundaries between public and domestic life. It presents her as an exceptional figure whose work and influence shaped the field, showcasing her unique perspective and accomplishments in a male-dominated era.
The first biography of Missy Meloney, the most important woman you've never heard of
Gender, Race and the Politics of Memory: Gender, Race, and the Politics of Memory, 1880-1945
Focusing on the late nineteenth century to World War II, the book examines how American women influenced the professionalization of history, traditionally a male-dominated field. Through their contributions as writers, preservationists, educators, archivists, government workers, and social activists, women played a crucial role in reshaping historical practice. Julie Des Jardins highlights their significant yet often overlooked impact on the evolution of history as a discipline during this transformative period.
Why are the fields of science and technology still considered to be predominantly male professions? The Madame Curie Complex moves beyond the most common explanations--limited access to professional training, lack of resources, exclusion from social networks of men--to give historical context and unexpected revelations about women's contributions to the sciences.Exploring the lives of Jane Goodall, Rosalind Franklin, Rosalyn Yalow, Barbara McClintock, Rachel Carson, and the women of the Manhattan Project, Julie Des Jardins considers their personal and professional stories in relation to their male counterparts--Albert Einstein, Robert Oppenheimer, Enrico Fermi--to demonstrate how the gendered culture of science molds the methods, structure, and experience of the work. With lively anecdotes and vivid detail, The Madame Curie Complex reveals how women scientists have often asked different questions, used different methods, come up with different explanations for phenomena in the natural world, and how they have forever transformed a scientist's role.