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Women Founders of the Social Sciences
Lynn McDonald
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Description for Women Founders of the Social Sciences
Paperback. Series: Women's Experience Series. Num Pages: 287 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
Ground-breaking and original, this book debunks the myth that empirical social science has been dominated by its male founders and methodologists. The author re-analyses the critical role British, French and American women played in creating the field from the 16th through the early 20th centuries. Included are Mary Astell, Mary Wollstonecraft, Harriet Martineau, Beatrice Webb, Catharine Macauley, Florence Nightingale, Madame de Staël and Jane Addams.
Ground-breaking and original, this book debunks the myth that empirical social science has been dominated by its male founders and methodologists. The author re-analyses the critical role British, French and American women played in creating the field from the 16th through the early 20th centuries. Included are Mary Astell, Mary Wollstonecraft, Harriet Martineau, Beatrice Webb, Catharine Macauley, Florence Nightingale, Madame de Staël and Jane Addams.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
Series
Women's Experience Series
Number of Pages
287
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773523494
SKU
V9780773523494
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