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TitleMinerva's French sistersTypeTextMonographSubjectFerrand, Elisabeth, 1700-1752Lepaute, Nicole-Reine, 1723-1788Baret, Jeanne, 1740-1807Basseporte, Madeleine Françoise, 1701-1780Biheron, Marie-Marguerite, 1719-1795Thiroux d'Arconville, Marie-Geneviève-Charlotte Darlus, 1720-1805Women mathematicians--France--BiographyWomen astronomers--France--BiographyWomen naturalists--France--BiographyWomen botanists--France--BiographyWomen inventors--France--BiographyAnatomists--France--BiographyWomen chemists--France--BiographyWomen scientists--France--BiographyEnlightenment--France--HistoryFrance--History--18th centuryBaret, Jeanne, 1740-1807Thiroux d'Arconville, Marie-Geneviève-Charlotte Darlus, 1720-1805AnatomistsEnlightenmentWomen astronomersWomen botanistsWomen chemistsWomen inventorsWomen mathematiciansWomen naturalistsWomen scientistsFrance1700-1799Could not render: xml:commentCould not render: xml:commentCould not render: xml:comment Geographic CoverageThere is data present in bf:geographicCoverage but it cannot be renderedClassificationLCC: Q130 .G42 2021 (Assigner: dlc)DDC: 509.2/52 full Supplementary Contentbibliography index SummaryA fascinating collective biography of six female scientists in eighteenth-century France, whose stories were largely written out of history. This book presents the stories of six intrepid Frenchwomen of science in the Enlightenment whose accomplishments--though celebrated in their lifetimes--have been generally omitted from subsequent studies of their period: mathematician and philosopher Elisabeth Ferrand, astronomer Nicole Reine Lepaute, field naturalist Jeanne Barret, garden botanist and illustrator Madeleine Françoise Basseporte, anatomist and inventor Marie-Marguerite Biheron, and chemist Geneviève d'Arconville. By adjusting our lens, we can find them. In a society where science was not yet an established profession for men, much less women, these six audacious and inspiring figures made their mark on their respective fields of science and on Enlightenment society, as they defied gender expectations and conventional norms. Their boldness and contributions to science were appreciated by such luminaries as Franklin, the philosophes, and many European monarchs. The book is written in an unorthodox style to match the women's breaking of boundaries.-- Publisher's description.Authorized Access PointGelbart, Nina Rattner Minerva's French sisters