Ladies in the Laboratory? American and British Women in Science, 1800-1900 - by Mary R S Creese (Hardcover)

About the Book

A systematic survey and comparison of the work of 19th-century American and British women in scientific research, this book covers the two countries in which women of the period were most active in scientific work and examines all the fields in which they were engaged.

Book Synopsis

A systematic survey and comparison of the work of 19th-century American and British women in scientific research, this book covers the two countries in which women of the period were most active in scientific work and examines all the fields in which they were engaged.

Review Quotes

...its scope and uniformly excellent coverage of the scientific achievements of these women make it indispensable for any scholarly library. All levels.

...the coverage is broad and impresses the reader of how active women were in nineteenth-century sciences...should take a solid place on the shelves of academic, public, and special libraries.

In graceful and occasionally wry prose, Ladies delivers the details about 680 scientists.

It is a reference work, and will be most useful (indeed indispensable) to persons interested in the history of science and women's studies. Though costly, the excellent workmanship evident in its production, its level of scholarship, and the numerous charts comparing the distributions of authors and papers within fields and between countries return a wealth of information for the expense.

Mary Creese has put together a splendid survey of those pioneering scientific women that helps to match names and lives with those women who faced the challenges of society... gives a wonderful picture of the scientific world from the perspective of these women...

Mary Creese's exceptionally significant study...is a comprehensive analysis of the development of women's science during the 19th century in the United States and Britain in various disciplines...an invaluable resource.

Nevertheless, Mary and Thomas Creese have provided a dense volume that will be of great value to British and American historians of science and should be in all academic libraries.

This volume provides much more information about the scientific work performed by these women and includes more women from that time period than many other biographical sources...offers a substantial addition to more comprehensive reference collections.

Useful as a reference and an encyclopedia...

About the Author

Mary R.S. Creese is an associate at the Hall Center for the Humanities, University of Kansas. After almost thirty years as a reserch chemist, she turned to the subject of women's contributions to scientific work and has published more than 20 articles on early women scientists.