Sisters of Prometheus

Unmasking Women's Achievements in Chemistry
2024
ISBN: 978-3-031-57135-0
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland

Buch, Englisch, 206 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 500 g

This monograph explores the participation of women in alchemy, chemical crafts, and the early stages of modern chemistry. By contextualizing their achievements within the broader social, cultural, and scientific landscapes of their time, this book enables readers to seize the challenges these women confronted and the obstacles they triumphed over. Alongside narrating how they shaped the development of chemistry, including their contributions to the body of chemical literature, it also emphasizes pivotal moments and milestones in the history of women's emancipation. The book's comprehensive and integrative approach, complemented by engaging storytelling, renders it an indispensable resource for students, researchers, and general readers alike.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

André, João Paulo

Weitere Mitwirkende

Mindermann, Thomas

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Chemie Allgemein Geschichte der Chemie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Naturwissenschaften, Mathematik (Unterricht & Didaktik)
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Perfumers and Hermetists.- Nuns and Alchemists.- Chastes and Keepers of Secrets.- Atomists and Femmes Savantes.- Illuminated and Revolutionaries.- Authors and Readers.

Über Autor(innen)

João Paulo André, Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Minho, has a degree in Chemistry (Educational Branch) from the University of Coimbra and earned his PhD from the University of Basel (Switzerland) in the field of Medicinal Inorganic Chemistry. Education and public outreach, centered on the relations of science with music, literature, and art, have been an important part of his academic activity in recent years. He is the author of Poções e Paixões - Química e Ópera, published by Gradiva (2nd edition, 2019), which has been included in the National Reading List (Plano Nacional de Leitura) and produced in braille and in an audio format by the National Library of Portugal. His most recent book, Irmãs de Prometeu - A Química no Feminino (Gradiva, 2022), tackles the history of science, focusing on the women who contributed to the development of chemistry.