African American women chemists [[electronic resource] /] / Jeannette E. Brown
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| Autore: |
Brown Jeannette E (Jeannette Elizabeth), <1934->
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| Titolo: |
African American women chemists [[electronic resource] /] / Jeannette E. Brown
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford, Eng. ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 540.92/2 |
| 540.922 | |
| Soggetto topico: | African American women chemists |
| Chemists - United States | |
| Classificazione: | SCI034000 |
| Note generali: | Previously issued in print: 2012. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. The Reason for This Book and Why These Women Were Chosen; 2. Resources for Historical Background; 3. Early Pioneers; Josephine Silone Yates; Beebe Steven Lynk; Alice Augusta Ball; Eslanda Goode Robeson; Angie Turner King; Mary Elliott Hill; 4. Marie Maynard Daly; 5. Chemical Educators; Johnnie Hines Watts Prothro; Rubye Prigmore Torrey; Gladys W. Royal; Cecile Hoover Edwards; Allene Johnson; Mary Antoinette Schiesler; Gloria Long Anderson; Linda C. Meade-Tollin; Lynda Marie Jordan; 6. Industry and Government Labs; Esther A. H. Hopkins; Betty Wright Harris |
| Sinah Estelle KelleyKatheryn Emanuel Lawson; 7. From Academia to Board Room and Science Policy; Reatha Clark King; Margaret Ellen Mayo Tolbert; Cheryl L. Shavers; 8. Chemical Engineers; Lilia Ann Abron; Jennie Patrick; 9. My Story; Jeannette Elizabeth Brown; 10. Next Steps; Notes; Publications; Historical Time Line; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This text presents the stories of pioneer African American women in chemistry, exploring the reasons they chose to study chemistry when the field was not open to African Americans, male or female, and how they persevered in spite of all odds. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | African American women chemists |
| ISBN: | 0-19-756303-1 |
| 1-283-34919-1 | |
| 9786613349194 | |
| 0-19-991272-6 | |
| 0-19-990961-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910781453603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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