Book
A lab of one's own : one woman's personal journey through sexism in science / Rita Colwell, PhD, and Sharon Bertsch McGrayne.
A memoir-manifesto from the first female director of the National Science Foundation about the entrenched sexism in science, the elaborate detours women have taken to bypass the problem, and how to fix the system.
Colwell, the first female director of the National Science Foundation, discusses the entrenched sexism in science, the elaborate detours women have taken to bypass the problem, and how to fix the system. When she first applied for a graduate fellowship in bacteriology, she was told, "We don't waste fellowships on women." Over her six decades in science, as she encounters other women pushing back against the status quo, Colwell also witnessed the advances that could be made when men and women worked together. Here she offers an astute diagnosis of how to fix the problem of sexism in science-- and a celebration of the women pushing back.-- adapted from jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781501181276
- ISBN: 1501181270
- Physical Description: xv, 268 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-254) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: Hidden no more -- No, girls can't do that! -- Alone: a patchwork education -- It takes a sisterhood -- The power of sunlight -- Cholera -- More women = better science -- The anthrax letters -- From Old Boys' Clubs to Young Boys' Clubs to philanthropists -- It's not personal-- it's the system -- We can do it. |
Search for related items by subject
| Genre: | Autobiographies. Biographies. |
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Public Library | 500.82092 COL (Text) | 000158406 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| LDR | 02973cam a2200493Ii 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 102702 | ||
| 003 | HLC | ||
| 005 | 20201013020238.0 | ||
| 008 | 191020t20202020nyu b 001 0aeng d | ||
| 020 | . | ‡a9781501181276 ‡q(hardcover) | |
| 020 | . | ‡a1501181270 ‡q(hardcover) | |
| 035 | . | ‡a(OCoLC)1124524054 | |
| 040 | . | ‡aYDX ‡beng ‡erda ‡cYDX ‡dBDX ‡dOCLCQ ‡dCDX ‡dJAS ‡dIZ2 ‡dOCLCF ‡dUAP ‡dIEP ‡dLEB ‡dOCLCO ‡dIUK ‡dILC ‡dXY8 | |
| 049 | . | ‡aXY8A | |
| 050 | 4. | ‡aQ143.C615 ‡bA3 2020 | |
| 082 | 0 | 4. | ‡a500.82/092 ‡223 |
| 100 | 1 | . | ‡aColwell, Rita R., ‡d1934- ‡eauthor. |
| 245 | 1 | 2. | ‡aA lab of one's own : ‡bone woman's personal journey through sexism in science / ‡cRita Colwell, PhD, and Sharon Bertsch McGrayne. |
| 250 | . | ‡aFirst Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. | |
| 264 | 1. | ‡aNew York : ‡bSimon & Schuster, ‡c2020. | |
| 264 | 4. | ‡c©2020 | |
| 300 | . | ‡axv, 268 pages ; ‡c24 cm | |
| 336 | . | ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent | |
| 337 | . | ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia | |
| 338 | . | ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier | |
| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 225-254) and index. | |
| 505 | 0 | . | ‡aPrologue: Hidden no more -- No, girls can't do that! -- Alone: a patchwork education -- It takes a sisterhood -- The power of sunlight -- Cholera -- More women = better science -- The anthrax letters -- From Old Boys' Clubs to Young Boys' Clubs to philanthropists -- It's not personal-- it's the system -- We can do it. |
| 520 | . | ‡aA memoir-manifesto from the first female director of the National Science Foundation about the entrenched sexism in science, the elaborate detours women have taken to bypass the problem, and how to fix the system. | |
| 520 | . | ‡aColwell, the first female director of the National Science Foundation, discusses the entrenched sexism in science, the elaborate detours women have taken to bypass the problem, and how to fix the system. When she first applied for a graduate fellowship in bacteriology, she was told, "We don't waste fellowships on women." Over her six decades in science, as she encounters other women pushing back against the status quo, Colwell also witnessed the advances that could be made when men and women worked together. Here she offers an astute diagnosis of how to fix the problem of sexism in science-- and a celebration of the women pushing back.-- adapted from jacket. | |
| 600 | 1 | 0. | ‡aColwell, Rita R., ‡d1934- |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aScientists ‡vBiography. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aWomen microbiologists ‡zUnited States ‡vBiography. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aSexism in science. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aWomen in science. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aSex discrimination in science. | |
| 650 | 7. | ‡aSex discrimination in science. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst01114440 | |
| 650 | 7. | ‡aSexism in science. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst01114731 | |
| 650 | 7. | ‡aWomen in science. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst01177977 | |
| 655 | 7. | ‡aAutobiographies. ‡2lcgft | |
| 655 | 7. | ‡aBiographies. ‡2lcgft | |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aMcGrayne, Sharon Bertsch, ‡eauthor. |
| 938 | . | ‡aBrodart ‡bBROD ‡n125927053 | |
| 938 | . | ‡aYBP Library Services ‡bYANK ‡n16501185 | |
| 994 | . | ‡aC0 ‡bXY8 | |
| 905 | . | ‡udbernard | |
| 901 | . | ‡a102702 ‡b ‡c102702 ‡tbiblio ‡soclc | |