A Lab of One's Own: One Woman's Personal Journey Through Sexism in Science by Rita Colwell, Sharon Bertsch McGrayne

A Lab of One's Own: One Woman's Personal Journey Through Sexism in Science

Rita Colwell, Sharon Bertsch McGrayne

288 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction feminism memoir science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
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A "beautifully written" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) memoir-manifesto from the first female director of the National Science Foundation about the entrenched sexism in science, the elaborate detours women have take to bypass the problem, and ho...

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informative: 93%

inspiring: 70%

reflective: 61%

hopeful: 45%

challenging: 32%

emotional: 22%

sad: 6%

tense: 6%

adventurous: 3%

dark: 3%

lighthearted: 3%


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