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The Sky Is for Everyone: Women Astronomers in Their Own Words (2022)

Trimble, Virginia (Author)
Weintraub, David A. (Author)

Princeton University Press
Publication date: 2022
Language: English

ISBN: 9780691237367

Publication Date: 2022
Physical Details: 504

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Professions and professionalization Science and gender Autobiographies Astronomers Women in science 21st century 20th century, late

The Sky Is for Everyone 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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Review Kenneth S. Rumstay (2023) Review of "The Sky Is for Everyone: Women Astronomers in Their Own Words". Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (pp. 587-589). unapi

Review Kenneth S. Rumstay (2022) Review of "The Sky Is for Everyone: Women Astronomers in Their Own Words". Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (pp. 587-589). unapi

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