Background
Ruth Hege Howes was born on October 18, 1944, in Montpelier, Vermont, United States, to James Landes and Ruth Marvin (Colton) Hege, a teacher.
Ruth Howes
50 College St, South Hadley, MA 01075, United States
In 1965, Howes received a Bachelor of Arts from Mount Holyoke College.
New York, NY 10027, United States
In 1967, Howes received a Master of Arts, from Columbia University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1971.
50 College St, South Hadley, MA 01075, United States
In 1965, Howes received a Bachelor of Arts from Mount Holyoke College.
New York, NY 10027, United States
In 1967, Howes received a Master of Arts, from Columbia University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1971.
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1991
(Explores the political theory behind women participating ...)
Explores the political theory behind women participating in military force, the extent women are represented in policymaking institutions, and the psychological and sociological perspectives on sex differences and social roles that could impact women in combat.
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1993
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Authors Ruth H. Howes and Caroline L. Herzenberg have uncovered accounts of the scientific problems the women helped solve as well as the opportunities and discrimination they faced. Their Day in the Sun describes their abrupt recruitment for the war effort and includes anecdotes about everyday life in these clandestine improvised communities.
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1999
(This book examines the lives and contributions of America...)
This book examines the lives and contributions of American women physicists who were active in the years following World War II, during the middle decades of the 20th century.
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2013
Ruth Hege Howes was born on October 18, 1944, in Montpelier, Vermont, United States, to James Landes and Ruth Marvin (Colton) Hege, a teacher.
In 1965, Howes received a Bachelor of Arts from Mount Holyoke College. In 1967, she received a Master of Arts, from Columbia University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1971.
Ruth Howes is professor emerita of physics and astronomy at Ball State University and former chair of the physics department at Marquette University. Howes's research focus has been on nuclear physics, including the structure of very neutron-rich isotopes of light elements, as well as on the history of women physicists. She has served as the president of both the American Association of Physics Teachers and the Indiana Academy of Science, as well as a program officer at the National Science Foundation.
Howes is the co-author of Their Day in the Sun: Women of the Manhattan Project. Published in 1999 by Temple University Press, the book tells the "hidden story of the contribution of women in the effort to develop the atomic bomb."
Ruth H. Howes is most commonly known as a professor of physics and astronomy with research interests far outside her specialty of experimental nuclear physics. She has extensively researched and written on the role of female scientists in the Manhattan Project. She is also known as a co-author of the book, Their Day in the Sun: Women of the Manhattan Project.
(Explores the political theory behind women participating ...)
1993(This book examines the lives and contributions of America...)
2013(Authors Ruth H. Howes and Caroline L. Herzenberg have unc...)
1999Ruth Howes is a member of the American Physical Society, American Association of Physics Teachers, Association for Women in Science, and Indiana Academy of Science.
On June 4, 1966, Ruth married Robert I. Howes. They have two children, Rachel Tranquility and Prudence Nicole.
