#  HISTSCI 1450: The Mind Has No Sex: A History of Women in Science in the US 

 





 Semester:   Spring 

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 Year offered:  2027 

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 Link: [Course Website](https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/178639) 

 

 

 

Monday and Wednesday - 12:00-2:45 PM with Professor Evelynn Hammonds

*Embedded Archives Course at Schlesinger Library*

This course will examine the history of women in science in the US from the 19th century to the present exploring the contributions of women scientists and the barriers that women have faced in establishing scientific careers in the US. We will specifically examine the history of women in science at Harvard using the archival materials in the Schlesinger Library.



 

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  [### Evelynn Hammonds

 ](/people/evelynn-hammonds) [Evelynn\_Hammonds@harvard.edu](mailto:Evelynn_Hammonds@harvard.edu)Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science

Professor of African and African American Studies &amp; Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, T. Chan School of Public Health

 

 

 Areas of Research: African &amp; African-American Studies, History of Medicine, Science &amp; Race, Science &amp; Technology Studies, Women &amp; Gender Studies Professor Hammonds is the Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and Professor of... 

 

 

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