Repositioning Victorian Sciences: Shifting Centres in Nineteenth-century Scientific ThinkingDavid Clifford An intriguing look at the marginal sciences of the nineteenth century and their influence on the culture of the period. |
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... gender to move freely between the sphere of medicine in which she was trained and her belief in magic to construct an opposition to the practice of vivisection . Phrenology occupied a position that was culturally central but ...
... gender to move freely between the sphere of medicine in which she was trained and her belief in magic to construct an opposition to the practice of vivisection . Phrenology occupied a position that was culturally central but ...
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... gender ideology in relation to science education for women , and the second paper pursues the etiology of a hermaphroditic flower ; the first paper maintains that women are capable of the same intellectual pursuits as men , the second ...
... gender ideology in relation to science education for women , and the second paper pursues the etiology of a hermaphroditic flower ; the first paper maintains that women are capable of the same intellectual pursuits as men , the second ...
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... gender conventions for a female intellectual.30 Nevertheless , the 1875 conference marked a milestone when seven women delivered papers , a number neither duplicated nor surpassed until the next century.3 Where Becker's 1868 paper on gender ...
... gender conventions for a female intellectual.30 Nevertheless , the 1875 conference marked a milestone when seven women delivered papers , a number neither duplicated nor surpassed until the next century.3 Where Becker's 1868 paper on gender ...
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Ruskins Geology After 1860 | 17 |
Sea Serpents | 31 |
Scientist and Sorceress | 59 |
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