Writing for Their Lives
America’s Pioneering Female Science Journalists
$49.18
- Paperback
280 pages
- Release Date
26 September 2023
Summary
A breathtaking history of America’s trail-blazing female science journalists—and the timely lessons they can teach us about equity, access, collaboration, and persistence.
Writing for Their Lives tells the stories of women who pioneered the nascent profession of science journalism from the 1920s through the 1950s. Like the “hidden figures” of science, such as Dorothy Vaughan and Katherine Johnson, these women journalists, Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette writes, were also overloo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262048163 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262048167 |
| Author: | Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 26 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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Included in The Next Big Idea Club’s August 2023 Must-Read Books list
“LaFollette’s effort to discuss so many of the women who struggled against misogyny and discrimination is admirable… . Her meticulous research will be valuable to historians of women in journalism and science writers.”
–Kirkus Reviews
“Readers interested in science, journalism history, and women’s studies will find inspiration in learning more about these talented pioneers.”
–Library Journal
”[An] important history… . Writing for Their Lives gives long-overlooked science journalists the attention they richly deserve.”
–Booklist
“A compelling, important historical book that also reinforces how important science journalism is right now.”
—Book Riot
“Lafollette highlights not just the important work that these women performed but examines how their diverse backgrounds enhanced their science communication.”
—Engadget
“Writing for Their Lives offers lively portraits of [LaFollette’s] subjects and provides solid source material for future women journalists and science writers.”
—Arts Fuse
“LaFollette is successful in her detailed account of the hidden figures of scientific journalism.”
—Yale Scientific Magazine
“[A] remarkable book… . We must thank the author for this important and innovative historical work and salute the incredible archival work that it involved.”
—Metascience
About The Author
Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette is an independent historian. She is also Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institution Archives and the author of Science on the Air and Science on American Television.
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