Abstract
Breaking through Spiral Ceiling . Laura L. Mays Hoopes . 2010. Lulu Publishing. (ISBN 9780557923205). 163 pages. Paperback. $14.00. The primary focus of Laura Hoopes's Breaking through Spiral Ceiling is narration of her struggle as a woman in science in 20th century, before, as she says, men were ready for women in science. Hoopes's career as in biochemical genetics takes her to Goucher College, Marine Biological Laboratories, Yale University, and Occidental College. Hoopes narrates her progression from discovery of her passion for cell biology, biochemistry, and the thrill of refining of her approach to scientific questions, Ph.D. qualifying exams and graduate research, to her role as a researcher, professor, and mentor in her own right. Hoopes also explores tension between roles of research …
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