History of Women in Science and Engineering
WGS.S10 · Women's and Gender Studies · Undergraduate · Fall 2017
Maia Weinstock
This course provides a basic overview of the history of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Students will learn about specific contributions of women across a variety of disciplines and will gain a broad perspective on how these contributions played a larger role in the advancement of human knowledge and technological achievement. The class will also grapple with how both historic and modern biases within the STEM disciplines, as well as in representations of wome…
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