The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins And The Fight For Women In Science

  • Author: Kate Zernike
  • Narrator: Kathe Mazur
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
  • Duration: 14:30:33
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Synopsis

‘Outstanding’ Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry

The remarkable untold story of how a group of sixteen determined women used the power of the collective and the tools of science to inspire ongoing radical change. This is a triumphant account of progress, whilst reminding us that further action is needed.

These women scientists entered the work force in the 1960s during a push for affirmative action. Embarking on their careers they thought that discrimination against women was a thing of the past and that science was a pure meritocracy. Women were marginalized and minimized, especially as they grew older, their contributions stolen and erased.

Written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who broke the story in 1999 for The Boston Globe, when the Massachusetts Institute of Technology made the astonishing admission that it discriminated against women on its faculty, The Exceptions is an intimate narrative which centres on Nancy Hopkins – a surprisingly reluctant feminist who became a hero to two generations of women in science.

In uncovering an erased history, we are finally introduced to the hidden scientists who paved the way for collective change.

Chapters

  • 001 TheExceptions Open

    Duration: 40s
  • 002 TheExceptions Dedication

    Duration: 09s
  • 003 TheExceptions Epigraphs

    Duration: 27s
  • 004 TheExceptions ANoteOnNamesAndLanguage

    Duration: 01min
  • 005 TheExceptions Prologue

    Duration: 08min
  • 006 TheExceptions PartOne Chapter1 AnEpiphanyOnDivinityAvenue

    Duration: 50min
  • 007 TheExceptions Chapter2 TheChoice

    Duration: 34min
  • 008 TheExceptions Chapter3 AnImmodestProposal

    Duration: 40min
  • 009 TheExceptions Chapter4 AtTheFeetOfHarvardsGreatMen

    Duration: 46min
  • 010 TheExceptions Chapter5 BungtownRoad

    Duration: 32min
  • 011 TheExceptions Chapter6 WomenPleaseApply

    Duration: 39min
  • 012 TheExceptions Chapter7 TheVow

    Duration: 46min
  • 013 TheExceptions PartTwo Chapter8 WeShouldDistanceAllCompetitors

    Duration: 25min
  • 014 TheExceptions Chapter9 OurMillie

    Duration: 31min
  • 015 TheExceptions Chapter10 TheBestHomeForAFeminist

    Duration: 49min
  • 016 TheExceptions Chapter11 LiberatedLifestyles

    Duration: 41min
  • 017 TheExceptions Chapter12 KendallSquare

    Duration: 34min
  • 018 TheExceptions Chapter13 ThisSlowAndGentleRobbery

    Duration: 23min
  • 019 TheExceptions Chapter14 Fodder

    Duration: 41min
  • 020 TheExceptions Chapter15 FunInMiddleAge

    Duration: 23min
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