Women in the shadows : Mileva Einstein-Marić, Margarete Jeanne Trakl, Lise Meitner, Milena Jesenská, and Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky / Charles S. Chiu ; introduction and translation by Edith Borchardt.
"Women in the Shadows discusses the biographies of five brilliant and talented women born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire: Mileva Einstein-Maric, Margarete Jeanne Trakl, Lise Meitner, Milena Jesenska, and Margarete Schutte-Lihotzky, Charles S. Chiu creates "a narrative against forgetting, a...
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| Other title: | Frauen im Schatten. English |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English German |
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New York, N.Y. :
Peter Lang,
©2008.
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| Series: | Austrian culture ;
v. 40. |
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| Summary: | "Women in the Shadows discusses the biographies of five brilliant and talented women born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire: Mileva Einstein-Maric, Margarete Jeanne Trakl, Lise Meitner, Milena Jesenska, and Margarete Schutte-Lihotzky, Charles S. Chiu creates "a narrative against forgetting, as a small step out of darkness" by writing about these women's accomplishments, which were overshadowed by those of the famous men in their lives. Edith Borchardt's translation brings this narrative to a wider audience." "Women in the Shadows will interest scientists and scholars in the humanities as well as the general reader. The women portrayed represent various fields - mathematics, physics, music and literature, journalism, and architecture - making Women in the Shadows suitable for courses on the history of science, German and Austrian studies, as well as women's studies."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-203) |
| ISBN: | 9780820488561 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0820488569 (hardcover : alk. paper) |