Pandora's Breeches by Patricia Fara
'Had God intended Women merely as a finer sort of cattle, he would not have made them reasonable.' Writing in 1673, Bathsua Makin was one of the first women to insist that girls should receive a scientific education.
"Excellent.. Fascinating in its details, Pandora's Breeches is also groundbreaking in the way it reframes the history of science" * Guardian *
"This illustrates different ways in which women have contributed powerfully to the growth of science...[with] fluent style and a determined attempt to make the history of science readily understood as a social construct" * Times Higher Education Supplement *
"Cool in appraisal, balanced in argument and, in my book, an essential read" -- Graeme Fife * BBC History Magazine *
"This illustrates different ways in which women have contributed powerfully to the growth of science...[with] fluent style and a determined attempt to make the history of science readily understood as a social construct" * Times Higher Education Supplement *
"Cool in appraisal, balanced in argument and, in my book, an essential read" -- Graeme Fife * BBC History Magazine *
Patricia Fara is a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, where she lectures on the History and Philosophy of Science. She is the author of several highly acclaimed books, including: Newton: The Making of Genius, An Entertainment for Angels: Electricity and Enlightenment and Sex, Botany and Empire: The Story of Carl Linnaeus and Joseph Banks.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781844130825 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844130827 |
| Title | Pandora's Breeches |
| Author | Patricia Fara |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2004-03-04 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |