This is a true story of a big white seagull and a friendly black cat.

No Straight Path tells the stories of ten successful female historians who came of age in an era when it was unusual for women to pursue careers in academia, especially in the field of history. These first-person accounts illuminate the experiences women of the post–World War II generation encountered when they chose to enter this male-dominated professional world.None of the contributors took a straight path into the profession; most first opted instead for the more conve...