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THE EXCEPTIONS - KATE ZERNIKE KARTONIERT (TB)

‘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.

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