Sep 12
Affiliated Event
Making History: The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women i
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Time: 4 - 6 p.m.
Location: Online and
Boston Children's Hospital
Folkman Auditorium, Enders Building
320 Longwood Avenue,
Boston, MA 02115
'As late as 1999, women who succeeded in science were called 'exceptional' as if it were unusual for them to be so bright. They were exceptional, not because they could succeed at science but because of all they accomplished despite the hurdles.' - Excerpt from "The Exceptions"
In 1999, molecular geneticist and cancer researcher Nancy Hopkins, PhD, led a group of 16 women on the MIT faculty in a campaign that prompted MIT to make the historic admission that it had long discriminated against its female scientists.
On behalf of the Boston Children's Book Club, join us in Folkman Auditorium or online for a special panel discussion with Kate Zernike, the Pulitzer-winning journalist who first broke the story, then chronicled it in her book, “The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science.” Nancy Hopkins and our other panelists are listed below.
Space is limited to attend this event, so please register as soon as possible, and let us know whether you plan to attend in person or virtually.
Panelists
Nancy Hopkins, PhD
Amgen Professor Emerita of Biology,
Mass. Institute of Technology (MIT)
Kate Zernike, MA
National Correspondent,
The New York Times
Marcia McNutt, PhD
President,
National Academy of Sciences
Robert Birgeneau, PhD
Chancellor Emeritus, UC Berkeley
Nancy Andrews, MD, PhD MA
EVP, Chief Scientific Officer,
Boston Children’s Hospital
Home Secretary,
National Academy of Sciences
Moderator: Eman Ansari, MD, MPH
Division of Emergency Medicine,
Boston Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
Harvard Medical School
The book is available for borrowing from Boston Children's Hospital Medical Library and from public libraries. It is also available to purchase from local bookstores and online vendors. “The Exceptions” is currently reduced 50% in price at Barnes and Noble stores until September 4th; check The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science by Kate Zernike, Hardcover | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com).