Sarah S. Richardson is an American philosopher and historian who is a professor at the Department of the

History of Science The history of science covers the development of science from ancient history, ancient times to the present. It encompasses all three major branches of science: natural science, natural, social science, social, and formal science, formal. Pr ...

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. She is the author of ''The Maternal Imprint: The Contested Science of Maternal-Fetal Effects'' and ''Sex Itself: The Search for Male and Female in the Human Genome''.

Career

Richardson earned her B.A. in philosophy from

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

in 2002, and her Ph.D. from

Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...

in 2009. She was the Five College Assistant Professor of Feminist Science Studies at the

University of Massachusetts Amherst The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) is a public land-grant research university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system and was founded in 1863 as the ...

from 2009 until 2010. In 2010 she would join the faculty of Harvard University, where she has remained since, earning tenure in 2017.

Research

Richardson is a historian and philosopher of science, and her research and scholastic work has largely centered on feminist science studies as well as more general intersections of gender and science. Her 2013 book ''Sex Itself'', examined cultural norms around gender.

Selected publications

* * * * * * Reviews for ''The Maternal Imprint'' * * *

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, Sarah S. Living people 21st-century American philosophers American historians Harvard University faculty Columbia University alumni Stanford University alumni Year of birth missing (living people)