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03638aam a22004698i 4500 001 734ADB24066511E4B09646AEDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140708010108 008 140311s2014 ncu b s001 0 eng 010 $a 2013046757 020 $a 1469610817 (paperback) 020 $a 9781469610818 (paperback) 035 $a (OCoLC)861207426 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BTCTA $d BDX $d YDXCP $d OCLCO $d GSU $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HQ1426 $b .P83 2014 082 00 $a 305.42097309/04 084 $a SOC032000 $a SOC032000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Puaca, Laura Micheletti. 245 10 $a Searching for scientific womanpower : $b technocratic feminism and the politics of national security, 1940-1980 / $c Laura Micheletti Puaca. 263 $a 1406 264 1 $a Chapel Hill : $b The University of North Carolina Press, $c [2014] 300 $a xiii, 261 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Gender and American culture 520 $a "This compelling history of what Laura Micheletti Puaca terms "technocratic feminism" traces contemporary feminist interest in science to the World War II and early Cold War years. During a period when anxiety about America's supply of scientific personnel ran high and when open support for women's rights generated suspicion, feminist reformers routinely invoked national security rhetoric and scientific "manpower" concerns in their efforts to advance women's education and employment. Despite the limitations of this strategy, it laid the groundwork for later feminist reforms in both science and society. The past and present manifestations of technocratic feminism also offer new evidence of what has become increasingly recognized as a "long women's rights movement." Drawing on an impressive array of archival collections and primary sources, Puaca brings to light the untold story of an important but largely overlooked strand of feminist activism. This book reveals much about the history of American feminism, the politics of national security, and the complicated relationship between the two. "-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "This compelling history traces contemporary feminist interest in science to the World War II and early Cold War years. During a period when anxiety about America's supply of scientific personnel ran high and when open support for women's rights generated suspicion, feminist reformers routinely invoked national security rhetoric and scientific "manpower" concerns in their efforts to advance women's education and employment. Puaca brings to light the untold story of an important but largely overlooked strand of feminist activism. This book reveals much about the history of American feminism, the politics of national security, and the complicated relationship between the two"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies. $2 bisacsh 650 0 $a Feminism $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Women's rights $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Women scientists $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a National security $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Cold War. 830 0 $a Gender & American culture. 941 $a 4 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231018014053.0 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718091718.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20191003011010.0 952 $l PRAX771 $d 20151103031955.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=734ADB24066511E4B09646AEDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search