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Heading: Female mentors in science

I am a reporter with Science magazine, and am preparing articles
for an upcoming special news section on women in science. 

I am looking for an example of a female scientist who has left 
her mark on a field by attracting, inspiring and training female 
scientists. I have heard that in some fields, particularly those 
in which there are few women, one may find a clustering of women
in a sub-discipline, and that one can often trace their lineage 
back to a particularly influential mentor. I am looking for a 
compelling example of that phenomenon, particularly in a field
such as chemistry, math or physics, in which there are fewer 
women than there are in, for example, the life sciences.

Also, for a related article in the same issue, I am seeking
comments from both male and female scientists on the 
question of whether women approach science differently than
men. I know this is a controversial question, and am hoping
to present a range of views on it. Do women have different 
styles of conducting science, and even different intellectual 
approaches that may enrich their fields either through 
added diversity, or as an example men might learn from?

I know about some scholars such as Evelyn Fox Keller who deal 
with gender and science. I plan to include them in my article, and
would be happy to hear about more such scholars, but I am also 
looking for real-life examples to use in my article: for men or 
women who have compelling anecdotes about their 
experiences with female vs male scientists, and differences
or similarities in their styles of doing science.


If you have suggestions of scientists who I should contact, 
for either of these articles, or if you would be willing to 
be interviewed yourself for my articles or want to send me 
your comments for use in the articles, please e-mail me.

My address on the internet is  
barinaga@netcom.com

I am new on the internet, and am posting this query in a 
couple of newsgroups that seemed appropriate. I hope I have
not made any errors in that choice, but please forgive me
if I have. 

Thank you for your patience in considering my query,
Marcia Barinaga
West Coast Correspondent
Science magazine