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Searching for scientific womanpower : technocratic feminism and the politics of national security, 1940-1980, Laura Micheletti Puaca

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  • "This compelling history of what Laura Micheletti Puaca terms "technocratic feminism" traces contemporary feminist interest in science to the World War II and early Cold War years. During a period when anxiety about America's supply of scientific personnel ran high and when open support for women's rights generated suspicion, feminist reformers routinely invoked national security rhetoric and scientific "manpower" concerns in their efforts to advance women's education and employment. Despite the limitations of this strategy, it laid the groundwork for later feminist reforms in both science and society. The past and present manifestations of technocratic feminism also offer new evidence of what has become increasingly recognized as a "long women's rights movement." Drawing on an impressive array of archival collections and primary sources, Puaca brings to light the untold story of an important but largely overlooked strand of feminist activism. This book reveals much about the history of American feminism, the politics of national security, and the complicated relationship between the two."--
  • "This compelling history traces contemporary feminist interest in science to the World War II and early Cold War years. During a period when anxiety about America's supply of scientific personnel ran high and when open support for women's rights generated suspicion, feminist reformers routinely invoked national security rhetoric and scientific "manpower" concerns in their efforts to advance women's education and employment. Puaca brings to light the untold story of an important but largely overlooked strand of feminist activism. This book reveals much about the history of American feminism, the politics of national security, and the complicated relationship between the two"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xiii, 261 pages)
Contents
  • Scientific Womanpower Enters the Sputnik Era
  • Chapter 4.
  • Science and the Second Wave
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1.
  • The
  • War of "Trained Brains"
  • Chapter 2.
  • Endless Frontiers for Scientific Womanpower
  • Chapter 3.
  • Scientific Womanpower Enters the Sputnik Era
  • Chapter 4.
  • Science and the Second Wave
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1.
  • The
  • War of "Trained Brains"
  • Chapter 2.
  • Endless Frontiers for Scientific Womanpower
  • Chapter 3.
Isbn
9781469610825
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Searching for scientific womanpower : technocratic feminism and the politics of national security, 1940-1980
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Searching for scientific womanpower
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technocratic feminism and the politics of national security, 1940-1980
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Laura Micheletti Puaca
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Language
eng
Summary
  • "This compelling history of what Laura Micheletti Puaca terms "technocratic feminism" traces contemporary feminist interest in science to the World War II and early Cold War years. During a period when anxiety about America's supply of scientific personnel ran high and when open support for women's rights generated suspicion, feminist reformers routinely invoked national security rhetoric and scientific "manpower" concerns in their efforts to advance women's education and employment. Despite the limitations of this strategy, it laid the groundwork for later feminist reforms in both science and society. The past and present manifestations of technocratic feminism also offer new evidence of what has become increasingly recognized as a "long women's rights movement." Drawing on an impressive array of archival collections and primary sources, Puaca brings to light the untold story of an important but largely overlooked strand of feminist activism. This book reveals much about the history of American feminism, the politics of national security, and the complicated relationship between the two."--
  • "This compelling history traces contemporary feminist interest in science to the World War II and early Cold War years. During a period when anxiety about America's supply of scientific personnel ran high and when open support for women's rights generated suspicion, feminist reformers routinely invoked national security rhetoric and scientific "manpower" concerns in their efforts to advance women's education and employment. Puaca brings to light the untold story of an important but largely overlooked strand of feminist activism. This book reveals much about the history of American feminism, the politics of national security, and the complicated relationship between the two"--
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Puaca, Laura Micheletti
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illustrations
Index
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LC call number
HQ1426
LC item number
.P83 2014 ONLINE
Literary form
non fiction
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  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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Gender and American culture
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  • Cold War (1945-1989)
  • Feminism
  • Women's rights
  • Women scientists
  • National security
  • Cold War
  • Feminism
  • National security
  • Women scientists
  • Women's rights
  • United States
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Searching for scientific womanpower : technocratic feminism and the politics of national security, 1940-1980, Laura Micheletti Puaca
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unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
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  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Scientific Womanpower Enters the Sputnik Era
  • Chapter 4.
  • Science and the Second Wave
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1.
  • The
  • War of "Trained Brains"
  • Chapter 2.
  • Endless Frontiers for Scientific Womanpower
  • Chapter 3.
  • Scientific Womanpower Enters the Sputnik Era
  • Chapter 4.
  • Science and the Second Wave
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1.
  • The
  • War of "Trained Brains"
  • Chapter 2.
  • Endless Frontiers for Scientific Womanpower
  • Chapter 3.
Control code
881429862
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xiii, 261 pages)
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unknown
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online
Isbn
9781469610825
Lccn
2013046757
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unknown
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computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
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illustrations
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22573/ctt6tkzvr
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not applicable
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Specific material designation
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(OCoLC)881429862
Label
Searching for scientific womanpower : technocratic feminism and the politics of national security, 1940-1980, Laura Micheletti Puaca
Publication
Copyright
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Scientific Womanpower Enters the Sputnik Era
  • Chapter 4.
  • Science and the Second Wave
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1.
  • The
  • War of "Trained Brains"
  • Chapter 2.
  • Endless Frontiers for Scientific Womanpower
  • Chapter 3.
  • Scientific Womanpower Enters the Sputnik Era
  • Chapter 4.
  • Science and the Second Wave
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1.
  • The
  • War of "Trained Brains"
  • Chapter 2.
  • Endless Frontiers for Scientific Womanpower
  • Chapter 3.
Control code
881429862
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xiii, 261 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781469610825
Lccn
2013046757
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
22573/ctt6tkzvr
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)881429862

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