Minerva's French sisters : women of science in enlightenment France
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780300252569, 0300252560
Physical Desc
xix, 340 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 24 cm
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021].
Language
English
ISBN
9780300252569, 0300252560
UPC
16984744
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
A fascinating collective biography of six female scientists in eighteenth-century France, whose stories were largely written out of history. This book presents the stories of six intrepid Frenchwomen of science in the Enlightenment whose accomplishments--though celebrated in their lifetimes--have been generally omitted from subsequent studies of their period: mathematician and philosopher Elisabeth Ferrand, astronomer Nicole Reine Lepaute, field naturalist Jeanne Barret, garden botanist and illustrator Madeleine Françoise Basseporte, anatomist and inventor Marie-Marguerite Biheron, and chemist Geneviève d'Arconville. By adjusting our lens, we can find them. In a society where science was not yet an established profession for men, much less women, these six audacious and inspiring figures made their mark on their respective fields of science and on Enlightenment society, as they defied gender expectations and conventional norms. Their boldness and contributions to science were appreciated by such luminaries as Franklin, the philosophes, and many European monarchs. The book is written in an unorthodox style to match the women's breaking of boundaries.-- Publisher's description.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Anatomists -- France -- Biography.
Baret, Jeanne, -- 1740-1807.
Basseporte, Madeleine Françoise, -- 1701-1780.
Biheron, Marie-Marguerite, -- 1719-1795.
Biographies.
Enlightenment -- France -- History.
Ferrand, Elisabeth, -- 1700-1752.
France -- History -- 18th century.
Lepaute, Nicole-Reine, -- 1723-1788.
Thiroux d'Arconville, Marie-Geneviève-Charlotte Darlus, -- 1720-1805.
Women astronomers -- France -- Biography.
Women botanists -- France -- Biography.
Women chemists -- France -- Biography.
Women inventors -- France -- Biography.
Women mathematicians -- France -- Biography.
Women naturalists -- France -- Biography.
Women scientists -- France -- Biography.
Baret, Jeanne, -- 1740-1807.
Basseporte, Madeleine Françoise, -- 1701-1780.
Biheron, Marie-Marguerite, -- 1719-1795.
Biographies.
Enlightenment -- France -- History.
Ferrand, Elisabeth, -- 1700-1752.
France -- History -- 18th century.
Lepaute, Nicole-Reine, -- 1723-1788.
Thiroux d'Arconville, Marie-Geneviève-Charlotte Darlus, -- 1720-1805.
Women astronomers -- France -- Biography.
Women botanists -- France -- Biography.
Women chemists -- France -- Biography.
Women inventors -- France -- Biography.
Women mathematicians -- France -- Biography.
Women naturalists -- France -- Biography.
Women scientists -- France -- Biography.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gelbart, N. R. (2021). Minerva's French sisters: women of science in enlightenment France . Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gelbart, Nina Rattner. 2021. Minerva's French Sisters: Women of Science in Enlightenment France. Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gelbart, Nina Rattner. Minerva's French Sisters: Women of Science in Enlightenment France Yale University Press, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gelbart, Nina Rattner. Minerva's French Sisters: Women of Science in Enlightenment France Yale University Press, 2021.
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