Science, Women and Revolution in Russia [1 ed.] 9781134418138, 9057026201, 9781315079486

While the women's movement might seem like a relatively new concept, Russian women of the 1860s deserve to be ackno

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English Pages 218 Year 2014

Science, Women and Revolution in Russia [1 ed.]
9781134418138, 9057026201, 9781315079486

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Ann Hibner Koblitz

Table of contents :
Chapter 1|35 pages The Generation of the 1860s—Overview
Chapter 2|22 pages Mentors and Collaborators
Chapter 3|24 pages Lifestyles
Chapter 4|24 pages Spreading the Gospel of Science
Chapter 5|29 pages The Mythification of Sofia Kovalevskaia
Chapter 6|25 pages Gender and Science Theory and the Women of the 1860s
chapter |3 pages Epilogue
chapter |4 pages Chronology

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