Maria Mitchell and the sexing of science; an astronomer among the American romantics

by Bergland, Renée

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Book desription: Beacon Press, 2008. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Bergland (English and gender/cultural studies, Simmons College) establishes Mitchell firmly in the constellation of Yankee intellectuals, reminding us that in Mitchell's day her passion for astronomy was not untoward; clever girls were encouraged to pursue work in mathematics and science, which were considered closer to home, less politically threatening than the humanities and definitely less likely to be lucrative. Working from her rooftop, Mitchell managed to identify a new comet and, to the surprise of her male counterparts allowed into the humanities, became world famous. (©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR)

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