Paperback • 2004 • Norwegian Bokmål

Pandora's breeches : women, science and power in the Enlightenment

Name: Pandora's breeches : women, science and power in the Enlightenment
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ISBN: 9781844130825

By Patricia Fara

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About the book

'Had God intended Women merely as a finer sort of cattle, he would not have made them reasonable.' Writing in 1673, Bathsua Makin was one of the first women to insist that girls should receive a scientific education. Despite the efforts of Makin and her successors, women were excluded from universities until the end of the nineteenth century, yet they found other ways to participate in scientific projects.Taking a fresh look at history, Pandora's Breeches investigates how women contributed to ...Show more

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9781844130825

Publisher

London : Pimlico

Published year

2004

Language

Norwegian Bokmål

Original title

Pandora's breeches : women, science and power in the Enlightenment

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Paperback

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