Women hold up half the sky: An online investigation and discussion about the role of
Women in Astronomy, Past, Present, and Future.

Scott Hildreth
Chabot College

Selected Resources for the Study of Women of Astronomy


Angier, N. (2000, 2/15/00). Few Women Reach Professional Peak in Astronomy. The New York Times.

Bois, D. (1999, 1/00). Distinguished Women of Past and Present. Retrieved [3/15] from the World Wide Web: http://www.DistinguishedWomen.com/


Burbidge, M. (2000). Glass Ceilings and Ivory Towers. STATUS - A Report on Women in Astronomy(January 2000). Retrieved from the World Wide Web: http://www.aas.org/~cswa/status/status_jan00.pdf


Byers, N. et al. (1999, 10/8/99). "CONTRIBUTIONS OF 20TH CENTURY WOMEN TO PHYSICS.". CWP and Regents of the University of California. Retrieved [15 March 2000] from the World Wide Web: http://www.physics.ucla.edu/~cwp


Carter, M. S. (1998, 7/29/98). The Contributions of Women to the United States Naval
Observatory: The Early Years.
USNO. Retrieved [3/15] from the World Wide Web: http://maia.usno.navy.mil/women_history/history.html


Crocker, D., & Howard, S. (1997, 12/1999). 4000 Years of Women in Science. University of Alabama. Retrieved [3/15] from the World Wide Web: http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html


CSWA. (1992). The Baltimore Charter for Women in Astronomy. Paper presented at the "Women at Work: A Meeting on the Status of Women in Astronomy", Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD. Retrieved from the World Wide Web: http://www.stsci.edu/stsci/meetings/WiA/BaltoCharter.html


Linda Grant, and Kathryn B. Ward. (1999, Winter 2000). Promise and Limits of Mentoring in Academic Science. AWIS Magazine, 29. Retrieved from the World Wide Web: http://www.awis.org/

Alan Hall and Kristin Leutwyler, ed. (1998). Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty? Scientific American Magazine. Retrieved [3/15] from the World Wide Web: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0009EE90-C1B2-1CE1-ADD8809EC588EF21&catID=4


Nicole Hassold, Kyle Thomas and Arne Frerichs.(1998). Women in Science. Retrieved [3/15] from the World Wide Web: http://library.thinkquest.org/20117/?tqskip1=1&tqtime=1118

Krieg, T. (2000). Women of NASA. NASA. Retrieved [3/15] from the World Wide Web: http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/intro.html

Merry Maisel and Laura Smart (Ed.). (1997). Women in Science: A Selection of 16 Significant Contributors: San Diego Supercomputer Center. Retrieved from the World Wide Web: http://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/contents.html


SETI. (1997). Jill Cornell Tarter Appointed to the Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI. SETI. Retrieved [3/15/00] from the World Wide Web: http://www.seti.org/about-us/people/staff/tarter-jill.php


Sonnert, G. (1998). You've Come a Long Way, Maybe. Scientific American Magazine. Retrieved [3/15] from the World Wide Web: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0000ACE9-CE61-1CE1-8583809EC5880000


Sonnert, G. (1998). Where's the Difference? Are women treated differently or are they simply different? Scientific American Magazine. Retrieved [3/15] from the World Wide Web: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0003101C-C889-1CE1-8583809EC5880000


Stephens, S. ed. (1992). Women in Astronomy. Mercury. Retrieved from the World Wide Web: http://astron.berkeley.edu/~gmarcy/women/history.html


Urry, M. (1999, June 1999). The Baltimore Charter and the Status of Women in Astronomy. STATUS: A Report on Women in Astronomy, 6-10. Retrieved from the World Wide Web: http://www.aas.org/~cswa/status/status_june99.pdf

 

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 Introduction & Assignment Overview 

Part 1: Picture an Astronomer

 Part 2: Contributions to Astronomy

 Part 3: The Current Status

 Online Resources

 Online Discussion

 

Copyright 2006

Scott Hildreth

Chabot College Astronomy