Struggle for Employment: Anti-Nepotism Laws in the Academy

Maria Goeppert Mayer and Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

AIP Emilio Segre Visual Archives

Students will learn about the institutionalized discrimination of women scientists and their struggles for employment.

Supplemental Materials

Grade level(s)

9-12

Guide subjects

Minority Group(s)

In-class time

50 or 100 minutes

Prep time

15-20 minutes

Technology Requirements

Student web access not required

Audio not required

Audio/Video not required

Common Core Standards

Speaking & Listening

History/Social Studies

Last revised

August 9, 2016