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The sky is for everyone : women astronomers in their own words / edited by Virginia Trimble and David A. Weintraub.

Trimble, Virginia, (editor.). Weintraub, David A. (David Andrew), 1958- (editor.).

Summary:

"An inspiring anthology of writings by trailblazing women astronomers from around the globe The Sky Is for Everyone is an internationally diverse collection of autobiographical essays by women who broke down barriers and changed the face of modern astronomy. Virginia Trimble and David Weintraub vividly describe how, before 1900, a woman who wanted to study the stars had to have a father, brother, or husband to provide entry, and how the considerable intellectual skills of women astronomers were still not enough to enable them to pry open doors of opportunity for much of the twentieth century. After decades of difficult struggles, women are closer to equality in astronomy than ever before. Trimble and Weintraub bring together the stories of the tough and determined women who flung the doors wide open. Taking readers from 1960 to today, this triumphant anthology serves as an inspiration to current and future generations of women scientists while giving voice to the history of a transformative era in astronomy. With contributions by Neta Bahcall, Beatriz Barbuy, Ann Merchant Boesgaard, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Catherine Cesarsky, Poonam Chandra, Xuefei Chen, Yilen Gómez Maqueo Chew, Cathie Clarke, Judith Gamora Cohen, France Anne Córdova, Anne Pyne Cowley, Bożena Czerny, Wendy L. Freedman, Gabriela González, Saeko S. Hayashi, Martha Patricia Haynes, Roberta Humphreys, Vicky Kalogera, Gillian Knapp, Shazrene S. Mohamed, Carole Mundell, Priyamvada Natarajan, Dara Norman, Hiranya Peiris, Judith Lynn Pipher, Dina Prialnik, Anneila I. Sargent, Sara Seager, Gražina Tautvaišienė, Silvia Torres-Peimbert, Virginia Trimble, Meg Urry, Ewine F. van Dishoeck, Patricia Ann Whitelock, Sidney Wolff, and Rosemary F. G. Wyse"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780691207100
ISBN: 0691207100
Physical Description: xxvi, 472 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm
Publisher: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Beginnings -- Anne Pyne Cowley (PhD, 1963) : navigating my life with the stars -- Ann Merchant Boesgaard (PhD, 1966) : making things work -- Sidney Wolff (PhD, 1966) : changing the landscape -- Jocelyn Bell Burnell (PhD, 1968) : kites rise against the wind -- Virginia Trimble (PhD, 1968) : breaking through the telescopic glass ceiling -- Roberta M. Humphreys (PhD, 1969) : be your own advocate -- Silvia Torres-Peimbert (PhD, 1969) : an astronomer in Mexico -- Neta A. Bahcall (PhD, 1970) : my life in astronomy -- Catherine Cesarsky (PhD, 1971) : equations, satellites, and telescopes -- Judith ( Judy) Gamora Cohen (PhD, 1971) : a long and winding road -- Judith Lynn Pipher (PhD, 1971) : taking advantage of opportunity -- Gillian (Jill) Knapp (PhD, 1972) : Princeton 1984 -- Patricia Ann Whitelock (PhD, 1976) : the southern half of the sky -- Anneila I. Sargent (PhD, 1977) : a long way for a wee lassie -- Martha P. Haynes (PhD, 1978) : hands-on adventures with telescopes : from the backyard to Cerro Chajnantor -- France Anne Córdova (PhD, 1979) : The learn'd astronomer discovers the policy world -- Dina Prialnik (PhD, 1980) : from stars to comets and back -- Beatriz Barbuy (PhD, 1982) : from stargazing the Southern Cross to probing the depths of the history of the Milky Way -- Rosemary (Rosie) F. G. Wyse (PhD, 1983) : a journey through space and time -- Bożena Czerny (PhD, 1984) : a fortunate sequence of events -- Ewine F. van Dishoeck (PhD, 1984) : building a worldwide astrochemistry community -- Wendy L. Freedman (PhD, 1984) : my astronomical journey -- Meg Urry (PhD, 1984) : the gentlemen and me -- Cathie Clarke (PhD, 1987) : an astronomer (not a pirate!) of Penzance -- Saeko S. Hayashi (PhD, 1987) : from six meters to thirty meters, ever expanding horizons -- Gražina Tautvaišienė (PhD, 1988) : the unfading joy of being an astronomer -- Carole Mundell (PhD, 1995) : inspired by a maths dress -- Gabriela (Gaby) González (PhD, 1995) : gravitational love -- Vicky Kalogera (PhD, 1997) : not taking "no" for an answer : learning how to persist and persevere with a smile -- Priyamvada Natarajan (PhD, 1999) : adventures mapping the dark universe -- Dara J. Norman (PhD, 1999) : on becoming an astronomer and advancing science -- Sara Seager (PhD, 1999) : adventures in the search for other earths -- Hiranya Peiris (PhD, 2003) : from serendip to serendipity -- Poonam Chandra (PhD, 2005) : a train to the stars -- Xuefei Chen (PhD, 2005) : staring at the stars -- Shazrene S. Mohamed (PhD, 2009) : the sky is for everyone -- Yilen Gómez Maqueo Chew (PhD, 2010) : flipping tables from the Sonoran Desert to the stars -- Postlude.