"Strongly felt, vigorously written."-The Women's Review of Books"Gornick's portraits demonstrate the driving force behind science."-The Philadelphia Inquirer"Opens the discussion about women's diverse problems and ambitions in science."-The New York Times Book Review"Women in science stir the contemporary imagination. In their hyphenated identity is captured the pain and excitement of a culture struggling to mature."-The Washington PostIn this newly revised twenty-fifth anniversary edition, acclaimed writer and journalist Vivian Gornick interviews famous and lesser-known scientists, compares their experiences then and now, and shows that, although not much has changed in the world of science, what is different is women's expectations that they can and will succeed.Everything from the disparaging comments by Harvard's then-president to government reports and media coverage has focused on the ways in which women supposedly can't do science. Gornick's original interviews show how deep...

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