Maria Mitchell and the sexing of science : an astronomer among the American romantics / Renée Bergland.

Contents Urania's island -- Nantucket Athena -- The sexes of science -- Miss Mitchell's comet -- "A center of rude eyes and tongues" -- The shoulders of giants -- The yankee Corinnes -- A mentor in Florence -- The war years -- Vassar Female College -- No miserable bluestocking -- "Good woman that she is" -- The undevout astronomer -- Retrograde motion -- Urania's inversion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 265-283) and index.
LCCN 2007035133
ISBN9780807021422 (acid-free paper)
ISBN0807021423 (acid-free paper)

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