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SUMMARY:RACHEL PASTAN AND WEIKE WANG discuss In the Field
DESCRIPTION:EVENT DETAILS\nMECHANICS’ HALL AND THE NATIONAL BOOK FOUND
 ATION PRESENT SCIENCE + LITERATURE: THE GENDER DISPARITY\, AN AUTHOR REA
 DING &amp\; CONVERSATION WITH RACHEL PASTAN AND WEIKE WANG.\nTickets are
  free\, but please reserve your spot in advance here: REGISTER NOW\n\nTh
 e National Book Foundation joins Mechanics’ Hall to celebrate the inau
 gural year of Science + Literature. The program identifies three books a
 nnually that deepen readers’ understanding of science and technology\,
  and focuses on elevating the diversity of voices in contemporary scienc
 e and technology writing. The three inaugural titles—all authored by w
 omen—include a memoir\, a collection of essays and poetry\, and a nove
 l. Read more about Science + Literature here.\n\nAt Mechanics’ Hall we
 ’ll focus on In the Field by Rachel Pastan\, which tells the story of 
 a female geneticist––an outsider in her pursuits\, and sexuality–â
 €“in the mid-twentieth century\, inspired by the life of Nobel Prize-win
 ning geneticist Barbara McClintock. Join Rachel Pastan in conversation w
 ith author and 5 Under 35 Honoree Weike Wang (Chemistry\; Joan Is Okay) 
 on the intersection of science and literature.\n\nScience + Literature i
 s supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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