Minerva's French Sisters: Women of Science in Enlightenment France, Hardcover - Nina Rattner Gelbart

A fascinating collective biography of six female scientists in eighteenth-century France, whose stories were largely written out of history This bo...

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Reducere. If you want to discover the influential and captivating history of France, then read on...France has influenced the course of history in Europe and...

Reducere. Author Diann Jordan took a journey to find out what inspired and daunted black women in their desire to become scientists in America. Letting 18 pr...

Reducere. Now available in paperback Winner of the 2007 American Authors Association Golden Quill Award Winner of the 2007 Military Writers Society of Americ...

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In The Value of Science in Space Exploration, James S.J. Schwartz provides a thoughtful and rigorous defense of the view that space exploration act...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Rebecca CypessIllustration(s): 39 halftones, 29 line drawingsNumber of pages: 368Publication d...

A tarot deck that features inspiratational women of science on the minor arcana cards, plus a guidebook with scientist biographies and other inform...

1. Feeling Good (2: 54)2. I Put A Spell On You (2: 35)3. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (2: 46)4. Ne Me Quitte Pas (3: 34)5. Tell Me More And More A...

Beginning with the birth of science in the ancient Greeks, the collection contains just about every major textual source in the growth of science, ...

A slew of harmful stereotypes continues to follow Black women. The second edition of this bestseller debunks vicious misconceptions rooted in long-...

Reducere. The Saigon Sisters offers the narratives of a group of privileged women who were immersed in a French lyc e and later rebelled and fought for indep...

Beginning with the birth of the scientific method, through the Scientific Revolution to the present day, The History of Science in Bite-sized Chunk...

Reducere. Inspired by the reading and writing habits of citizens leading up to the French Revolution, The Writing Public is a compelling addition to the long...

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This is a story about four real-life girls, with real-life joys and problems. A story about "Little Women" who became four of the most beloved hero...

Hugh Aldersey-Williams transports us to the Dutch Golden Age - a time of immense scientific and artistic innovation - in this histo-biography of Ch...

Imagine a former French major getting vocabulary tips from her young children That was the experience of Kristin Espinasse, an American who fell in...

Reducere. These Bible passages, reflections, and prayers will lead women through the Bible, from Eve to the women at the empty tomb and in the early church. ...

Reducere. Mr. Glanzman, one of America's most acclaimed portrait painters, has created twelve paintings of women near Jesus: Elizabeth, Mary, Mary Magdalene,...

An investigation into the lives of some of the more remarkable women in the history of scientific discovery.

This ambitious volume paints a rich picture of the tools and techniques of printing, publishing, and reading that shaped the ideas and practices th...

Reducere. Have you ever wondered why onions make us cry? Do you believe bananas contain more calories as they ripen and get sweeter? This sequel to the best-...

This treatise challenges Western assumptions concerning medieval Tantric Buddhism. The author draws on interviews and archival research to demonstr...

Reducere. This is an exceptional anthology of 24 stories about the women in the Bible. Drawing from the ancient tradition of midrash, the author brings to li...

DescriptionOver fifty years ago sociologist T. H. Marshall first opened the modern debate about the evolution of full citizenship in modern nation-...

Reducere. Henry VIII's sisters, neglected by generations of historians, affected the lives of their contemporaries much more forcefully than did any of their...

This volume examines the Enlightenment-era textualization of the Black African in European thought. Andrew S. Curran rewrites the history of blackn...

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Utterly gripping. --Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes A compelling, beautifully written story of resilience, friendship and survival. The story...

Detailed, engaging, and beautifully written, the fourth edition of A History of Science in Society explores the many ways in which science and soci...

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Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of France, then keep reading...Three captivating manuscripts in one book: History of France: A Capt...

Addresses the philosophy and politics of slavery during the French Enlightenment. This book scrutinizes Condorcet's "Reflections on Negro Slavery" ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Through studies of the literature of Antoine Francois Prevost, Claude Crebillon, Pierre de Marivaux, and Francoise de Graffigny among others, Rutle...

Publisher: Nine Arches PressAuthor(s): Angela FranceNumber of pages: 72Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 141 x 217 x 11Cover type: Paperback / soft...

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Reducere. In "Sisters of the Yam, " bell hooks reflects on the ways in which the emotional health of black women has been and continues to be impacted by sex...

Reducere. Elizabeth Blackwell believed from an early age that she was destined for a mission beyond the scope of ordinary womanhood. Though the world at firs...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of the French RevolutionFew historical events are as greatly revered and entirely misunderstood as the French Revol...

The most complete study of women in French-language comics to date - and the first published in English. Taking a two-pronged approach of historica...

In a fascinating journey of rediscovery, Max Adams brings to life the forgotten experiences - and voices - of some of the most extraordinary women ...

Reducere. The Prozorov sisters pine for Moscow. Culture and life brim in the city center, while they live among the mundane of a crumbling army garrison afte...

Publisher: Le RobertIllustration(s): Full colour illustrationsNumber of pages: 252Collection: Les dictionnaires visuelsPublication date: 2021Dimens...

Collecting the fifty most iconic illustrations from the book Women in Science, this box of 100 postcards is the perfect gift for fans of Rachel's w...