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The Madame Curie Complex The Hidden History of Women in Science Julie des Jardins Published in 2010 by the Feminist Press at the City University of New York The Graduate Center 365 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10016 Feministpress.org First printing March 2010 Text copyright © 2010 by Julie Des Jardins All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or used, stored in any information retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without prior written permission from the Feminist Press at the City University of New York, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Cover and text design by Drew Stevens Publication of this volume is made possible, in part, by funds from the National Science Foundation and Sara Lee Schupf. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Des Jardins, Julie. The Madame Curie complex : the hidden history of women in science / Julie Des Jardins. p. cm. — (Women writing science) ISBN 978-1-55861-613-4 1. Women scientists—Biography. 2. Women engineers—Biography. 3. Women in science. 4. Women in engineering. 5. Sex role—United States—History. 6. Spouses. I. Title. Q141.D44 2010 500.82—dc22 2009037794 [44.211.117.101] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 20:18 GMT) To my dad, my Bella, and a meeting of the minds ...