Introduction

1. Institutional Landscapes

Monasteries and Universities
Renaissance Courts
Scientific Academies
Women at the Periphery
Parisian Salons
Women's Academies

2. Noble Networks

The Curious Matter of Math
Noblewomen in Scientific Networks
Margaret Cavendish, Natural Philosopher
Cavendish, a Feminist?
Emilie du Châtelet and Physics

3. Scientific Women in the Craft Tradition

Maria Sibylla Merian and the Business of Bugs
Women Astronomers in Germany
Maria Winkelmann at the Berlin Academy of Sciences
The Attempt to Become Academy Astronomer
The Clash between Guild Traditions and Professional Science
A Brief Return to the Academy
Invisible Assistants

4. Women's Traditions

Midwifery
Cookbooks for the Health and Pleasure of Mankind
Legitimizing Exclusion

5. Battles over Scholarly Style

When Science Was a Woman
Reading Allegories
The Masculine Allegory
Did the Feminine Icon Represent Real Women?
The Decline of Feminine Icons
Competing Scholarly Styles
The Attack on the Salon: A Masculine Style?

6. Competing Cosmologies: Locating Sex and