The Exceptions
Book description
'Outstanding' Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry
The remarkable untold story of how a group of sixteen determined women used the power of the collective and the tools of science to inspire ongoing radical change. This is a triumphant account of progress, whilst reminding us that further action…
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Why read it?
1 author picked The Exceptions as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Before this investigational report was published I had never heard the story about the 16 “exceptional” women scientists at MIT who in 1999 banded together to challenge the discrimination each had experienced at this prestigious institution.
As a women physician, I appreciated how the author documented their stuggle, a fight that became a model for radical change for women in many other academic institutions.
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