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Mary Ingraham Bunting: Her Two Lives
by Elaine Yaffe

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A notable twentieth-century feminist and educator, Mary Ingraham Bunting was president of Radcliffe College during the tempetuous sixties, dean of Douglass College, special assistant to the president of Princeton, and the first woman to serve on the Atomic Energy Commission. She was also a respected microbiologist who did ground-breaking research at Yale. Above all, she is important because she was one of the first to perceive, and come up with remedies for, the ways in which American society was stifling women's aspirations and thwarting their achievements. Polly Bunting died in 1998, but during the last years of her life she gave support to the author, who conducted extensive interviews, and was entrusted with Bunting's letters, diaries, and papers. This is the first biography to be written about this influential woman.

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This is the life of a distinguished educator, scientist, and feminist who was president of Radcliffe College and dean of Douglass College. Mary Bunting was one of the first to perceive, and come up with remedies for, the ways in which American society was stifling women's aspirartions. Includes 33 black-and-white illustrations, bibliography, index.
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Katharine, August 29, 2006 (view all comments by Katharine)
Elaine Yaffe has done a splendid job of capturing the essence of a complex and subtle woman who changed women's education. Ms. Yaffe's highly readable style presents an intimate portrait of Polly Bunting through her extensive research including interviews, letters and journals. She captures the amazing layers of this complex woman who appeared to be unfazed by self-consciousness, clear thinking under extraordinary stress, and strong in her core values of education, self-affirmation, nurturance, and self-reliance. At every stage of her life Ms. Bunting is an inspiration and a positive role model for women. This is a riveting portrait. Read and enjoy!
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781929490264
Subtitle:
Her Two Lives
Author:
Yaffe, Elaine
Publisher:
Frederic C. Beil Publisher
Subject:
General
Publication Date:
October 2005
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
379
Dimensions:
9.50x6.52x1.24 in. 1.88 lbs.
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