TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zernike, Kate
TI  - The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the fight for women in science
SN  - 9781982131838 (hb.)
U1  - 331.133 
PY  - 2023///
CY  - New York
PB  - Scribner
KW  - Women
KW  - Women in STEM
KW  - Science
KW  - Gender Roles
N1  - https://mitpressbookstore.mit.edu/book/9781982131838
N2  - The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science
The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science
Kate Zernike
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Publication Date: February 28th, 2023
Publisher: Scribner
ISBN: 9781982131838
Pages: 432
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A New York Times Notable Book

As late as 1999, women who succeeded in science were called “exceptional” as if it were unusual for them to be so bright. They were exceptional, not because they could succeed at science but because of all they accomplished despite the hurdles.

“Gripping…one puts down the book inspired by the women’s grit, tenacity, and brilliance.” —Science
“Riveting.” —Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Gene

In 1963, a female student was attending a lecture given by Nobel Prize winner James Watson, then tenured at Harvard. At nineteen, she was struggling to define her future. She had given herself just ten years to fulfill her professional ambitions before starting the family she was expected to have. For women at that time, a future on the usual path of academic science was unimaginable—but during that lecture, young Nancy Hopkins fell in love with the promise of genetics. Confidently believing science to be a pure meritocracy, she embarked on a career
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