The Exceptions: Sixteen Women, MIT, and the Fight for Equality in Science

Kate Zernike

The Exceptions: Sixteen Women, MIT, and the Fight for Equality in Science
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
1 May 2023
Pages
400
ISBN
9781398520011

The Exceptions: Sixteen Women, MIT, and the Fight for Equality in Science

Kate Zernike

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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