Lifting the veil: the feminine face of scienceHow feeling, nurturing, connectedness, and other feminine qualities are transforming science and technology. Drawing on the experiences of women and men scientists, Shepherd shows how incorporation of the feminine is restoring the lost soul to science, changing our priorities and definitions about "progress" and about what makes "good science". |
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Contents
The Emerging Voice of the Feminine | 29 |
Feeling | 51 |
Receptivity | 77 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Lifting the veil: the feminine face of science |
| Author | Linda Jean Shepherd |
| Publisher | Shambhala, 1993 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Aug 12, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0877736561, 9780877736561 |
| Length | 329 pages |
| Subjects | › › Biochemists Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology Femininity Psychology / Movements / Jungian Science / General Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects Social Science / Women's Studies Women in science Women scientists |
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