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"The word “exception” implies rules, and as we know, rules are made to be
broken. But in real life, it can be a frustrating business — especially if
you’re a woman in science, especially in the decades leading up to the 21st
century and especially if you’re not the rule-breaking type.
There were 16 rule breakers on the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. And exactly what these women endured for the right to do their work
is the subject of Kate Zernike’s excellent and infuriating new book.
Inspired by a story Zernike (now a reporter at
The New York Times) broke for
The Boston Globe in 1999, “The Exceptions” is an intimate, behind-the-scenes
account of how those scientists conducted a four-year study that resulted in
M.I.T.’s admitting to a long history of sexual discrimination.
The unlikely leader of the 16, without a firebrand bone in her body, was Nancy
Hopkins. A Harvard-educated molecular biologist and cancer researcher, Hopkins
was the quintessential brainiac — a scholarship kid who skipped 10th grade,
went to Radcliffe and believed, because it’s only logical, that as long as she
applied her intellect, curiosity and passion, she would succeed."
Via Bill Daul.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
