Women Founders of the Social Sciences

Women Founders of the Social Sciences
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Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages : 300
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ISBN-10 : 9780773591851
ISBN-13 : 0773591850
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Book Synopsis Women Founders of the Social Sciences by : Lynn McDonald

Download or read book Women Founders of the Social Sciences written by Lynn McDonald and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Staƫl and Jane Addams.


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