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Women and the Natural Sciences in Edwardian Britain

This book tells the story of how women first fought for inclusion among scientific societies in Edwardian Britain. Though educational opportunities in schools and universities were improving, there were few fellowships or chances of paid employment in the sciences. Excluded from most scientific societies, women were deprived of not just the chance to share their scientific experiences with other enthusiasts but of mixing with and impressing potential employers. Barriers were overcome in many cases, but not in all. This book will explore the lives of individual women who were brave pioneers and by the outbreak of WWI had proved that they were the equals of men. Many at the heart of the struggle within the sciences were also involved in the fight for suffrage, their success in the sciences helping to change men's attitudes towards women.

Contents

Chapter 1. Fellowship And a Woman's Place In Edwardian Science
Chapter 2. Joining the Like-Minded: Societies And Meeting Places
Chapter 3. Educational Opportunities for Girls and Women
Chapter 4. How Mrs. Farquharson Triumphed but was Excluded from a Glittering Occasion
Chapter 5. Miss Sargant and a Botanical Web
Chapter 6. Approved by Mrs Farquharson?
Chapter 7. Gentlewoman Microbiologists
Chapter 8. An Unavoidable Need for Male Support
Chapter 9. Brave and Unconventional
Chapter 10. What Sort Of Women Sought Fellowship? Were They Good Fellows?

About the author

Peter Ayres is an Emeritus Professor of Lancaster University, UK.

Specifications

Pm Supplier	Springer Verlag
Pm Publisher	Palgrave
Pm Isbn 10	3030465993
Pm Isbn 13	9783030465995
Pm Publication Date	2020-06-24
Pm Width	148
Pm Height	14
Pm Author	Ayres,Peter G
Pm Longness	210

In Search of Fellowship
Key Info: 15 b/w photos and b/w illustrations
Author: Ayres,Peter G
Page Count: 228
Publication Date: 2021-06-24