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Forgotten Trailblazers: The History of Women and Minorities in Physics and Astronomy

Tuesday 6 th August, 2013. Forgotten Trailblazers: The History of Women and Minorities in Physics and Astronomy . Fiona Muir SPS Intern Center for the History of Physics, American Institute of Physics Mentor: Greg Good. Articles. Bibliography. Videos. Preliminary Research.

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Forgotten Trailblazers: The History of Women and Minorities in Physics and Astronomy

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  1. Tuesday 6th August, 2013 Forgotten Trailblazers:The History of Women and Minorities in Physics and Astronomy Fiona Muir SPS Intern Center for the History of Physics, American Institute of Physics Mentor: Greg Good

  2. Articles Bibliography Videos Preliminary Research Collection and Evaluation of Information Final Resources Books Timeline Websites Lesson Plans

  3. PreliminaryResearch Articles “Obligatory Amateurs: Annie Maunder (1868-1947) and British Women Astronomers at the Dawn of Professional Astronomy.” – Marilyn Ogilvie “Intimate Inmates:Wives, Households, and Science in Nineteenth-Century America.” – Debra Lindsay "’Yours for Science’: The Smithsonian Institution's Correspondents and the Shape of Scientific Community in Nineteenth-Century America.” – Daniel Goldstein

  4. Preliminary Research Books

  5. Preliminary Research

  6. Preliminary Research Source Evaluation

  7. Preliminary Research Source Evaluation

  8. Preliminary Research Primary sources

  9. Recurring Themes and Issues • Anti-nepotism laws • Close male colleagues who would “bridge the gap” • Collaborative couples • Lack of recognition – passed over by the Nobel committee

  10. Lesson Plans Considerations • Comparing to National Science Education Standards • Need to include • Objective • Necessary materials and equipment • “Prep time” and “in class time” • Suitable for a wide range of classes • Not too focused on one topic

  11. Lesson Plans Examples Outcasts and Opportunities: The Effect of World War II on the Careers of Female Physicists Inge Lehmann: “The Only Danish Seismologist” Debate: Should These Women Have Won a Nobel Prize?

  12. Thanks to… • Greg Good • Emily Margolis • Ada Uzoma • Amanda Nelson • Toni Sauncy • Kendra Redmond Sources: Emilio Serge Visual Archives Harvard University Library Archives

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