This book presents the pioneering role of the women chemists at the
London School of Medicine for Women (LSMW). The account is placed
within the framework of the long-forgotten background to the founding
of this unique Institution, and the individuals whose lives came
together to make it happen: Sophia Jex-Blake; Elizabeth Garrett
Anderson; Edith Pechey; and Isabel Thorne. The London School of
Medicine for Women (LSMW) was the first School in Britain to enable
women to gain medical qualifications. Though its pioneering medical
role is beginning to be recognized, the Chemistry Department at the
School has been totally overlooked. All first-year students at the
LSMW had to spend a significant portion of their time taking
theoretical and practical chemistry, taught by dedicated women
chemistry instructors. In this book, particular attention is given to
each of these exceptionally-talented women chemists who found a haven
at, and devoted their lives to, the LSMW. This book also covers
theenthusiasm of the women medical students which becomes evident
through the chemistry prose and poetry which they wrote. This book
will appeal to a wide readership interested in the early role of women
in science, and it is particularly relevant to those interested in the
lives and contributions of pioneering women chemists.
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Their Contributions and Interwoven Lives
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9783030954390
Publisert
2022
Utgiver
Vendor
Springer
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok