CONTENTS 



CHAPTEB PAQB 



I. WOMAN'S LONG STRUGGLE FOB THINGS OF THE MIND 1 



II. WOMAN'S CAPACITY FOR SCIENTIFIC PURSUITS . . 106 



III. WOMEN IN MATHEMATICS 136 



IV. WOMEN IN ASTRONOMY 167 



V. WOMEN IN PHYSICS 197 



VI. WOMEN IN CHEMISTRY . . . . . 214 



VII. WOMEN IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES .... 233 



VIII. WOMEN IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY .... 266 



IX. WOMEN IN ARCHAEOLOGY 309 



X. WOMEN AS INVENTORS 334 



XI. WOMEN AS INSPIRERS AND COLLABORATORS IN 



SCIENCE 356 



XII. THE FUTURE OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE: SUMMARY 



AND EPILOGUE . 390 



BIBLIOGRAPHY 419 



INDEX .... 427 



