Books

Women Writing Science

The Madame Curie Complex

The Hidden History of Women in Science

Julie Des Jardins

Marie Curie, Lillian Gilbreth, Rosalyn Yalow, Jane Goodall, Barbara McClintock, Rachel Carson—these awesome life stories reveal the complex negotiation of gender in science.

Torn between her family and her ambitions, astronomer Jillian Greer leaves her husband and her two children for ten days in the Manistee National Forest to see if she can find her way back to the stars.

Women in Science

Then and Now

Vivian Gornick

Gornick explores the social and professional lives of women in science. This expanded edition includes a new introduction and updated interviews with some of the original 100 women scientists featured.

A Taste of Molecules

Revealing the Secrets of Flavor

Diane Fresquez

A spirited food writer on the trail of the obsessive scientists and the entrepreneurs who want to titillate our taste buds.

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Daddy Was a Number Runner

Louise Meriwether

Set in 1930s Harlem, this novel features Francie, a remarkable young heroine, who strives to understand the difficulties and dreams of her family in struggling economic times.

Barbara Hammer at the Tate Modern

Feb 3-26

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Artists and Writers: WOMEN WITHOUT MEN at the GC

Feb 22

Join FP writer Shahrnush Parsipur, and artist Shirin Neshat as they reflect on their shared concern for the position of women in Iranian society and how they work with artistic means, whether literary or visual, to express their views.