The Crying Window: Memoir of a Female Scientist Looking for Truth
Kindle Edition or EPUB + Converted PDF نویسندگان: Helene Hill
جزئیات
فرمت: Kindle Edition or EPUB + Converted PDF ناشر: selfpublishing.com تاریخ انتشار نسخه الکترونیکی : August 31, 2025
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لینک: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNXCQVHB
375,000 تومان
زمان تحویل: حداکثر 24 ساعت
توضیحات
An eye-opening memoir from a pioneering scientist (Kirkus) about sexism in science, the hidden cost of integrity, and what happens when a woman refuses to stay silent.If you believe that science is a pure meritocracy, The Crying Window offers a necessary reckoning.Dr. Helene Z. Hill is one of the few women of her generation to build a distinguished scientific career while raising four children and navigating elite institutions including Brandeis University, Harvard Medical School, the National Institutes of Health, and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Trained for debutante life in postwar Philadelphia, Dr. Hill instead pursued science at a time when women’s ambition was quietly discouraged, and openly penalized.Across decades in academia, Dr. Hill encountered the persistent barriers women in science still face: discoveries questioned not for their rigor but for their source; promotions denied; advocacy punished. When she spoke out against inequitable pay and advancement, she lost positions. When she refused to submit quietly, she paid a lasting professional price.Late in her career, Dr. Hill uncovered evidence of fabricated data tied to federally funded research within her own laboratory group. Reporting it triggered years of internal investigations, retaliation, professional isolation, and legal battles in systems unable, or unwilling, to judge scientific truth. Vindicated scientifically but defeated legally, she exposes how modern science too often rewards silence and protects reputation over integrity.The Crying Window is both an insider’s account of academic science and a deeply human memoir of motherhood, sacrifice, and loss, symbolized by the book’s central image of a shattered window where Hill’s young daughter once cried as she left for work, a metaphor for what breaks and cannot be fully repaired.An urgent examination of sexism, misconduct, and moral courage, The Crying Window belongs beside A Lab of One’s Own, Lab Girl, and Hidden Figures, and speaks to anyone who has ever believed that truth should matter more than power.Praise for The Crying Window:“A brutally honest memoir of the successes and defeats of a pioneering scientist.” – Kirkus Reviews“Part memoir, part exposé, The Crying Window reveals how modern science handles inconvenient truths. Dr. Helene Z. Hill writes with the authority of a life spent inside the system, and the clarity to challenge it.” – Book Excellence“Dr. Helene Z. Hill’s career is a remarkable journey of scientific discovery and educational impact. Her contributions to radiation biology, melanoma research, and scientific integrity have left an indelible mark on the scientific community.” – WomenLines
375,000 تومان
زمان تحویل: حداکثر 24 ساعت