Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Madame Marie Sklodowska Curie’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry

1. Introducing the Book
Mei-Hung Chiu, Penny J. Gilmer, David F. Treagust

Section 1. Marie Curie’s Impact on Science and Society

2. Marie Curie and Science Education
Mei-hung Chiu, Nadia Y. Wang

3. Irène Joliot-Curie, a Nobel Laureate in
Artificial Radioactivity
Penny J. Gilmer

4. American Memories of Madame Curie
Julie Des Jardins

5. Marie Curie, Ethics and Research
Catherine Milne

Section 2. Women Chemists in the Past two Centuries

6. Marie Curie, Women, and the History of Chemistry
Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie

7. One Hundred Years of Women in Chemistry in the 20th Century
Rachel Mamlok-Naaman, Ron Blonder, Yehudit Judy Dori, Yehudit Judy Dori

8. Women Chemists Informing Public Education About Chemistry During the 20th Century
John K. Gilbert

9. Forgotten Women in Science Education
William P. Palmer

Section 3. Policy Implications

10. Witches, Alchemists, Poisoners and Scientists
Anita Hussenius, Kathryn Scantlebury

11. Mme Curie’s 2011 Centennial and the Public Debate on the Underrepresentation of Women in Science
Pnina G. Abir-Am

12. Educational Policy of Accountability and Women’s Representation in Science
Sherry A. Southerland, Sibel Uysal Bahbah

Nyckelord: Education, Science Education