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Peer reviewedFilippelli, Laura A.; Walberg, Herbert J. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1997
Comparison of childhood traits and conditions of 21 eminent American women scientists and 235 eminent women in other fields found both groups more similar than different, but future scientists tended to engage in more scientific activities, were more bookish and scholarly, and were typically encouraged to pursue nature study, reading, and writing.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Childhood Interests, Family Environment
