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One dimension of gender stratification in the industrialized world is that women have been underrepresented in science and engineering occupations. The WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) archives at the Iowa State University library documents the history of women in these fields. Visit their site (www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/wise/wise.html) to learn more.

First link to Mission and Collections Statement.
  1. Why is it important that this website exists?
  2. What social contributions do you envision for this site?
Link to "virtual exhibits" along the left-hand side of the page, and look through the exhibit entitled "Today's Seeds for Tomorrow's Harvest."
  1. How would you describe the range of women profiled on this site?
  2. How do you imagine that their lives were different from the lives of their contemporaries?
  3. In what ways did these women contribute to the field of nutrition?





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