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Women in Science Book Discussion Group

Women in Science Book Discussion Group this summer at WRAC

This group will focus on women in science, their successes and failures, and the types of experiences they have faced in a male-dominated field. Participants will read and discuss 3 biographies of noted female scientists and 1 book focused on the issues women face in the sciences:

1) Madame Curie: A Biography (Eve Curie)
2) Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA (Brenda Maddox)
3) The Tangled Field: Barbara McClintock’s Search for Patterns of Genetic Control (Nathaniel Comfort)
4) Who’s Afraid of Marie Curie? The Challenges Facing Women in Science and Technology (Linley Erin Hall)

The group will meet on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm at the Women’s Resource and Action Center on the following dates:

June 11
June 25
July 9
July 23

Pre-registration is requested; participants may join at any time. Register at www.uiowa.edu/~wrac/groups/womenscience.htm

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