{"product_id":"minervas-french-sisters-women-of-science-in-enlightenment-france-9780300252569","title":"Minerva's French Sisters: Women of Science in Enlightenment France","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fascinating collective biography of six female scientists in eighteenth-century France  whose stories were largely written out of history  Of the 72 scientific names engraved on the Eiffel Tower  none is female. Omissions include the six Enlightenment women dubbed Minervas sisters by historian Nina Gelbart in her pioneering  evocative rescue.Nature  This book presents the stories of six intrepid Frenchwomen of science in the Enlightenment whose accomplishmentsthough celebrated in their lifetimes--have been generally omitted from subsequent studies of their period: mathematician and philosopher Elisabeth Ferrand  astronomer Nicole Reine Lepaute  field naturalist Jeanne Barret  garden botanist and illustrator Madeleine Franoise Basseporte  anatomist and inventor Marie-Marguerite Biheron  and chemist Genevive dArconville. By adjusting our lens  we can find them.  In a society where science was not yet an established profession for men  much less women  these six audacious and inspiring figures made their mark on their respective fields of science and on Enlightenment society  as they defied gender expectations and conventional norms. Their boldness and contributions to science were appreciated by such luminaries as Franklin  the philosophes  and many European monarchs. The book is written in an unorthodox style to match the womens breaking of boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651859832885,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300252560","price":33.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300252569.jpg?v=1781842534","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/minervas-french-sisters-women-of-science-in-enlightenment-france-9780300252569","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}