Women in mathematics the addition of difference /
"Mathematics is often described as the purest of the sciences, the least tainted by subjectivity or cultural influences. Theoretically, the only requirement for a life of mathematics is mathematical ability. And yet we see very few women mathematicians. The myth that women are no good at math i...
| Main Author: | Henrion, Claudia, 1958- |
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| Other Authors: | EBSCOhost. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
[1997]
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xxxi, 293 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series: |
Race, gender, and science.
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| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Rugged individualism and the mathematical Marlboro man : mathematicians work in complete isolation ; profile : Karen Uhlenbeck, Marian Pour-El
- What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this? : women and mathematics don't mix ; profile : Mary Ellen Rudin, Fan Chung
- Is mathematics a young man's game? : mathematicians do their best work in their youth ; profile : Joan Birman
- Women and gender politics : mathematics and politics don't mix ; profile : Lenore Blum, Judy Roitman
- Double jeopardy : gender and race : only white males do mathematics ; profile : Vivienne Malone-Mayes, Fern Hunt
- The quest for certain and eternal knowledge : mathematics is a realm of complete objectivity ; Mathematics is non-human.