Sharon Bertsch McGrayne

About The Author

Sharon Bertsch McGrayne is the author of five books on the history of science, including Nobel Prize Women in Science, The Theory That Would Not Die, and A Lab of One’s Own, which she coauthored with Rita Colwell. She lives in Seattle.

Books by Sharon Bertsch McGrayne

A Lab of One's Own

One Woman's Personal Journey Through Sexism in Science

By Rita Colwell and Sharon Bertsch McGrayne
A “beautifully written” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) memoir-manifesto from the first female director of the National Science Foundation about the entrenched sexism in science, the elaborate detours women have take to bypass the problem, and how to fix the system.
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