| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 181 pages) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Foreword, by Lexi Jamieson Marsh -- Part I: Why Challenge the Face of Science -- 1. "Pictures in Our Heads": Challenging Stereotypes of Scientists and Science, by Amanda Diekman -- 2. What's in a Name?, by Amy K. Guenther -- 3. Sex, Science, and Beards, by Kimberly A. Hamlin -- 4. What Is Paleontology?, by Ellen Currano -- 5. Spaces Paleontologists Inhabit, by Ellen Currano -- 6. The Lost Legacy, by Ellen Currano -- 7. The Power of Contradiction, by Catherine Badgley -- Part II: Women in Paleontology -- Stereotypes |
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8. "Fitting In": Freedom in the Field, by Carole S. Hickman -- 9. A Female Paleontologist in the 1970s and 1980s, by Anna K. ("Kay") Behrensmeyer -- 10. From Microfossils to Museums: Reflections on My Journey as an Earth Scientist, by Lisa White -- 11. Can You Be a Paleontologist Without a Ph. D.? (The Answer Is Yes), by Ashley Hall -- 12. The Path Is Not Always Straight, by ReBecca Hunt-Foster -- 13. A Less Traveled and More Meandering Path, by Karen Chin -- Women -- 14. Definition: Woman, by Amy K. Guenther -- 15. The Moments When I Am Not a Woman, by Leslea J. Hlusko |
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16. My Love-Hate Relationship with Waders, by Andrea D. Hawkes -- 17. The Balancing Act, by Patricia H. Kelley -- 18. Being Brave, by Bonnie Jacobs -- Gender -- 19. Definition: Gender, by Amy K. Guenther -- 20. Just a Paleontologist, by Denise F. Su -- 21. Performing Gender in Paleontology, by Amy K. Guenther -- 22. Taking Off the Beard for Good, by Sara B. Pruss -- Part III: Behind the Lens -- 23. Behind the Lens: Filming a Documentary, by Lexi Jamieson Marsh -- 24. Being with Artists in the Field, by Ellen Currano -- 25. Creating Portraits for The Bearded Lady Project, by Kelsey Vance |
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26. Field Notes, by Lexi Jamieson Marsh -- Why Diversify Science -- Pledge for Equality in the Sciences -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- The Photographers -- Portraits -- Marieke Dechesne -- Kristine Zellman -- Dr. Ellen Currano -- Dr. Carole S. Hickman -- Dr. Anna K. ("Kay") Behrensmeyer -- Jenna Kaempfer -- Dr. Penny Higgins -- Dr. Lisa White -- Dr. Emily Orzechow and Dr. Caitlin Boas -- Tripti Bhattacharya -- Camilla Souto and Lucy Chang |
| Summary |
Challenging persistent gender biases in the sciences, the Bearded Lady Project puts the spotlight on underrepresented geoscientists in the field and in the lab. This book pairs portraits of these scientists after donning fake beards with personal essays in which they tell their stories |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 05, 2020) |
| Subject |
Women earth scientists -- Biography
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SCIENCE -- Philosophy & Social Aspects.
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Women earth scientists
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Marsh, Lexi Jamieson, editor
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| ISBN |
9780231552462 |
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0231552467 |
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9780231198042 |
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0231198043 |
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