“Technical Editing and Women Scientists Were Made for Each Other”
Ethaline H. Cortelyou's Career Advice to Women in the Sciences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21411002 |
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| Authors | Edward A Malone (0000-0002-3594-3522, Missouri University of Science and Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 282-303 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Technical Writing and Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2816 • E-ISSN: 1541-3780 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00472816231179957 |
| OpenAlex | W4382282256 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 22 |
Chemist Ethaline Cortelyou, a significant figure in the emerging profession of technical communication in the 1950s, became a national mentor to women in the sciences, first leading them into the practice of technical editing and then away from it. This article presents a case study of her awakening to the true nature and cost of the patriarchal workplace and her own complicity in actively supporting sexist assumptions and the status quo. During the Sputnik crisis, Cortelyou recognized and overcame her internalized sexism, revised her advice to young women in the sciences, and became a public advocate of workplace reform
Advice (programming) · Complicity · Higher education · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Status quo · Technical communication · Technical writing · Gender Studies · Historical Medical Research and Treatments · Law · Psychology · Research, Science, and Academia · Twentieth Century Scientific Developments
| Highly cited | No |
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