Description
Book SynopsisWomen are contributing to disciplines once the sole domain of men. Field biology has been no different. The history of women field biologists, embedded in a history largely made and recorded by men, has never been written. Compilations of biographies have been assembled, but the narrativetheir storyhas never been told. In part, this is because many expressed their passion for nature as writers, artists, collectors, and educators during eras when women were excluded from the male-centric world of natural history and science. The history of women field biologists is intertwined with men's changing views of female intellect and with increasing educational opportunities available to women. Given the preponderance of today's professional female ecologists, animal behaviorists, systematists, conservation biologists, wildlife biologists, restoration ecologists, and natural historians, it is time to tell this storythe challenges and hardships they faced and still face, and the prominent rol
Table of Contents
Preamble
Section 1: Historical Perspective
Chapter 1: Introduction
Origins: Europe
Origins: North America
Chapter 2: Pre-1880 (Late Age of Discovery)
Europe
North America
Chapter 3: 1880 to 1916 (Gilded Age)
Chapter 4: 1917 to 1945 (War and Interwar Years)
The Chicago plant ecologists
The Chicago animal ecologists
The Nebraska/Minnesota plant ecologists
The Wisconsin limnologists
The Cornell legacy
Elsewhere in the United States
Chapter 5: 1945 to 1972 (Postwar Years)
Chapter 6: 1972 to Present (Civil Rights Era)
Section 2: Current Perspectives
8. Chapter 7: Backgrounds, Paths, and Careers
9. Chapter 8: Experiences and Perspectives
Role models and mentors
Tales from the field
Joys and challenges of motherhood and field biology
Advocacy for women: science outreach: service to
the profession
Are there advantages of being a woman in the field?
Hardships and challenges
Subtle or overt message that females are intellectually
inferior to males
Prevented from doing something because of being a
woman
Need to prove self
Safety issues/Vulnerability as a woman
Sexual harassment/Assault
Bullying/Harassment/Jealousy/Stealing
Appearance
Other challenges
Challenges associated with being a woman of color
in field biology Microaggressions (and some not so micro)
Positive change
Increasing diversity and inclusivity
"Words of wisdom" for the next generation
Section 3: Looking Toward the Future
Chapter 9: Ongoing Challenges and Moving Forward
Gender bias in science
Prove-it-again
The tightrope
The maternal wall
Tug of war
Isolation
Additional challenges faced by women field biologists
Ethnic and racial minorities in field biology
Moving forward
