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Direct linkBraun, Gregory; Tierney, Dennis; Schmitzer, Heidrun – Physics Teacher, 2011
Rosalind Franklin, a chemical physicist (1920-1958), used x-ray diffraction to determine the structure of DNA. What exactly could she read out from her x-ray pattern, shown in Fig. 1? In lecture notes dated November 1951, R. Franklin wrote the following: "The results suggest a helical structure (which must be very closely packed) containing 2, 3…
Descriptors: Genetics, Women Scientists, Biophysics, Gender Bias
Hua, Vanessa – Teaching Tolerance, 2011
Last year, when students at Ridgecrest Intermediate School in Palos Verdes, California, were asked to name scientists, their answers--Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Bill Nye the Science Guy--reflected a common perception. Most of the leading scientists they came up with were white, male, or dead. Although women and people of…
Descriptors: Scientists, STEM Education, Women Scientists, Disproportionate Representation
Marshall, Jill A. – Physics Teacher, 2008
In the last several decades the image of the leaky pipeline has become commonplace as a metaphor for the loss of women and minorities to the physics enterprise at every stage, from high school to the most advanced positions in academia. At the 2007 Winter AAPT meeting in Seattle, however, the AAPT Committee on Women in Physics sponsored a session…
Descriptors: Women Scientists, Physics, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Women Faculty
Gallop, Nancy – 1994
Girls show an early interest in science, but are deterred from pursuing science careers as they get older due to society's stereotypes. This text identifies the many women in history who have made significant contributions to all scientific fields. The volume features the biographies of Maria Mitchell (Astronomer); Ellen Richards (Chemist,…
Descriptors: Biographies, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Science Education
Peer reviewedMacKinnon, Gregory R. – Science Teacher, 1996
Presents an activity that highlights the life of Harriet Brooks, a lesser-known Canadian physicist. Objectives include stressing Harriet Brooks's contribution to science and developing a historical connection to other prominent figures, illustrating to students that attitudes about women in science were very constraining in Harriet Brooks's time,…
Descriptors: Biographies, Cooperative Learning, Gender Issues, Science Activities
Warren, Rebecca Lowe; Thompson, Mary H. – 1996
This book highlights women's achievements in science and mathematics from the first century A.D. to the present. Included are paleontologists, geologists, astronomers, mathematicians, chemists, botanists, biologists, engineers, physicians entomologists, and atomic physicists. Their noteworthy accomplishments are translated to students through…
Descriptors: Biographies, Communication Skills, Elementary Education, Gender Issues
