Breaking Through the Spiral Ceiling: An American Woman Becomes a DNA Scientist
Description
Laura Hoopes takes you along as she tries to enter science in the 1960's in the post-Sputnik science education frenzy, only to find doors closed to women. She persists, makes a career of molecular gerontology and insists on making space for marriage and children in her life. This inspiring read says, "Yes, you can," to women who have dreams of their own.
Story Behind The Book
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Now, the book begins in 1961on the uninhabitable, frozen continent of Antarctica, aboard the ice breaker, USS GLACIER. It was called Operation Deep Freeze.
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So, it was in Atlanta where Johnny Savage and Otis Ikner together began this profound and politically charged adventure. Johnny builds a successful dental practice.
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In the meantime, Johnny discovers that his devoted, self-educated houseboy’s aspirations to become successful were the same as Johnny’s.
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Now, fast forward to the era of the seventies, where Otis began to establish himself in a professional career, supported by Johnny of course.
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Throughout the book, the Savage/Ikner duo continues to encounter these multifarious incidences and threats leaving them with hidden secrets that could destroy both their lives.
Reviews
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