 Comfort , however , asserts that McClintock was well regarded by her professional peers , even in the early years of her career . Although Comfort argues that McClintock was not a victim of gender discrimination , she has been widely written about in the context of women 's studies . Most recent biographical works on women in science feature accounts of her experience . She is held up as a role model for girls in such works of children 's literature as Edith Hope Fine 's Barbara McClintock , Nobel Prize Geneticist , Deborah <unk> 's Barbara McClintock : Alone in Her Field and Mary Kittredge 's Barbara McClintock . A recent biography for young adults by Naomi Pasachoff , Barbara McClintock , Genius of Genetics , provides a new perspective , based on the current literature . 
