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

Published Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2014] ©2014

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 261 pages) : illustrations Series Gender and American culture Gender & American culture. Contents 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 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."-- Provided by publisher "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"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource (HeinOnline, viewed January 31, 2018) Subject Feminism -- United States -- History -- 20th century Women's rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century Women scientists -- United States -- History -- 20th century National security -- United States -- History -- 20th century Cold War. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gender Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century. Feminism National security Women scientists Women's rights United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781469610825 1469610825 1469614448 9781469614441

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