Ruth Schwartz Cowan Re-Releases Popular Books

December 31, 2015 – –

Ruth Schwartz Cowan, who is an author, educator and historian, is proud to announce that she has relaunched her four highly popular books. The author is famous for her books on the development of technology and how these technologies have affected women in the household. While originally published in the 1980s and 1990s, the subject is still relevant. The books are proving to be very popular once again.

“I have always felt that there is a very strong link between technology and the role of women and this link is often overlooked,” says Ruth Schwartz Cowan. “As technology continues to develop, and the role of women continues to change, I felt that reintroducing my books to the market was a relevant thing to do. I’m happy to see men and women alike are once again interested in my books.”

The four re-released books are “A Social History of American Technology”, “More Work for Mother”, “Heredity and Hope: The Case for Genetic Screening” and “Sir Francis Galton and the Study of Heredity in the Nineteenth Century”. The latter is not yet available for re-release, mainly because it is not relevant to the issue of technology and women. The book “Heredity and Hope: The Case for Genetic Screening” is becoming particularly popular again.

“In this extensively researched and well-written book, Cowan explores the history of genetic testing, paying particular attention to the meaning of genetic testing to those who developed it and those who experienced it,” says Dominique T. “In doing so, Cowan deftly undermines the arguments made by opponents of genetic screening who see the technology as inexplicably linked to the eugenics movement, who see it as a form of discrimination against the disabled, and who see the routinization of prenatal genetic testing as an example of a paternalistic medical profession diminishing women’s autonomy.”

Ruth Schwartz Cowan, an historian of science, technology and medicine, with degrees from Barnard College (BA), the University of California at Berkeley (MA) and The Johns Hopkins University (PhD), encourages everyone to visit her website on http://ruthschwartzcowan.com/ for further information about her writings, technology, and the role of women.

###

Contact Ruth Schwartz Cowan:

Ruth Schwartz Cowan
+46.02704680107
ruthschwartzcowan@outlook.com
Mellangarden 80, LJUSNE 820 20, Sweden

ReleaseID: 60006604