ISU Physics Department Diversity and Equity Resources

Sampling of ISU Physics Department Equity and Diversity Resource Listings Handout from Johns' EYH 05 Career Workshop (this is by no means an exhaustive list since new items are being acquired continuously):

 

   Newer ISU Physics Department Acquisitions Purchased from

   the National Women's History Project (NWHP): 

 

 

  Women Pioneering

  the Future poster

  (and placemats

  that we share)

 

  Women in Science and

  Mathematics poster (and

  bookmarks that we share)

  

 

  Women of Science poster

 

 Women Inventors poster set

 

  Women Change America

  Gazette

  

 

  Casey, S.  (1997).  Women Invent!  Two Centuries of Discoveries That Have Shaped Our World.  Chicago, IL:  Chicago Review Press.

Hill, E.  (1986).  My Daughter Beatrice:  A Personal Memoir of Dr. Beatrice Tinsley, Astronomer.  New York, NY:  American Physical Society.

  Jemison, M.  (2001).  Find Where the Wind Goes.  New York, NY:  Scholastic Press.

  Pasternak, C. and Thornburg, L.  (2001).  Cool Careers for Girls:  In Air and Space.  Manassas Park, VA:  Impact Publications.

  Pasternak, C. and Thornburg, L.  (1999).  Cool Careers for Girls:  In Engineering.  Manassas Park, VA:  Impact Publications.

  St. John, J.  (1996).  Hispanic Scientists.  Mankato, MN:  Capstone Press.

  Thimmesh, C. and Sweet, M.  (2000).  Girls Think of Everything:  Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women.  New York, NY:  Houghton Mifflin Company.

 

Selected Bibliography of ISU Physics Department  Gender and Multicultural Materials, 3/30/05

Grace Foote Johns, Asst. to the Chairperson
Illinois State University, Department of Physics
Campus Box 4560, Normal, IL 61790-4560
309-438-8758; (johns@ phy.ilstu.edu);  www.phy.ilstu.edu/~johns
(* indicates multicultural materials)

AWIS Magazine: Women in Science. Volume 25, (January/February 1996). Published by: The Association for Women in Science; AWIS, 1522 K Street, NW, Ste. 820; Washington, DC 20005; phone: 202-408-0742 or 800-886-AWIS; fax: 202-408-8321 ;awis@awis.org;  http://www.awis.org/~awis (AWIS Magazine is published bi-monthly and every issue contains interesting information) (sent to AWIS members free)*.

Connections: Through Science and Technology (1996). Published by: National Science Foundation; National Science & Technology Week, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 1245, Arlington, VA 22230 USA; nstw@nsf.gov; http://www.nsf.gov/

Discover: Women in Science Volume 12, (December 1991). Published by: Walt Disney Magazine Publishing Group, Inc.; Subscription, cost & inquiries to: Discover, P.O. Box 4201-5 Palm Coast, FL 32142-0105; phone: 800-829-9132. (a charge + postage and handling.)

IDEAAAS: Sourcebook for Science, Mathematics, and Tech; ISBN 0-87168-545-0. Available from: The Learning Team, 84 Business Park Drive, Armonk, NY 10504; phone: 914-273-2226 or 1-800-793-TEAM; fax: 914-273-2227.

Knowledge Unlimited Catalog. (A catalog that contains gender and multicultural materials). P.O. Box 52, Madison, WI 53701-0052; phone: 1-800-356-2303; fax: 1-800-618-1570. *

Notable Women in the Physical Sciences: A Biographical Dictionary Edited by Benjamin F. Shearer and Barbara S. Shearer. ISBN # 0-313-29303-1 (Greenwood Press; 88 Post Road West; Westport, CT 06881). There is also a companion book for biographies in the life sciences. (a reasonable cost) *

  Physics is For You.  Published by American Institute of Physics. 1 Physics Ellipse. College Park, MD 20740. (small

  cost)

 

Science: Women in Science, Volume 255, (March 1992). Published by: The American Association for the Advancement of Science; SCIENCE Magazine, 1200 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC. 20005; phone: 202-326-6527; fax: 202-682-0816. *

Space for Women: Perspectives on Careers in Science, Published by: Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics; Publication Department (MS-28), 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138; phone: 617-495-7461.

Generations of Pride: Native Sons & Daughters. Published by: the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, 1 Old State Capitol Plaza, Springfield, Illinois 62701-1507. Free. *

Courtesy of The American Association for the Advancement of Science; 1200 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC. 20005; phone: 202-326-6527; fax: 202-682-0816:

Hispanics in Science and Engineering., (1992). AAAS #92-26S; (ISBN 0-87168-448-7). (This source has biographies of scientists in English on one side and in Spanish on the other side, with pictures.) *

Enviro-Links Hands-On Science Guide. Compiled by the Historically Black Colleges and Universities/ Minority Institutions Environmental Technology and Waste Management Consortium. (Free copy from AAAS).

AAAS Resource Directory of Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities, Third Edition. AAAS #95-28S. $ 16 *

Breakthrough: The Changing Face of Science in America, (1996). Published by: Blackside, Inc.; Blackside, Inc., 486 Shawmut Avenue, Boston, MA 02118; (Free from AAAS.) *

Career Opportunities In The Sciences: An Introduction, (May1995). Compiled by: Directorate for Education and Human Resources Programs

Great Explorations: Discovering Science in the Library.   AAAS #94-36S. $11.96

Workshops and Conferences for Scientists and Engineers. AAAS # 91-26S. Available from The Directorate for Education and Human Resources Programs.

Laboratories and Classrooms in Science and Engineering. AAAS #91-27S.

Access in Word and Deed. AAAS #91-28S.

Access to Science Literacy. AAAS #91-29S.

Sharing Science with Children Series;  Courtesy of North Carolina Museum of Life and Science; North Carolina Museum of Life and Science, P.O. Box 15190, Durham, North Carolina 27704:

Sharing Science with Children: A Survival Guide or Scientists and Engineers.

Sharing Science with Children: A Guide for Parents.

Sharing Science with Children: Linking Students with Scientists and Engineers--A Survival Guide for Teachers.

National Women's History Project, 7738 Bell Road, Windsor, CA 95492. (A catalog of educational resource materials that can be purchased by contacting http://www.nwhp.org/).  The National Women's History Project is a particularly good source for a wide variety of gender and multi-cultural educational materials grouped by discipline and we recommend it highly:

Science IS Women's Work bookmarks (each lists the accomplishments of Nobel Prizewinning Scientists of this century) *

Women in Science Newspaper (contains biographies) *

Noble Prize Winning Women in Science Poster *

Women Inventors Poster Set *

Outstanding Women in Mathematics and Science (biographies with pictures). *

Since several of these items were obtained or purchased years ago, pricing may have changed.

 

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