Over 50 women scientists from the past two centuries are profiled in this extensive survey. Each brief biography is accompanied by a portrait and contains personal and historical information, an account of challenges faced, and a summary of the woman's scientific work.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-200) and index.
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Women scientists from ancient times to the age of reason Maty Anning Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey Florence Bascom Jocelyn Bell Burnell Ruth Fulton Benedict Annie Jump Cannon Emma Perry Carr Rachel Louise Carson Jewel Plummer Cobb Gerty Radnitz Cori Marie Skodowska Curie Ella Cara Deloria Alice Eastwood Tilly Ediger Gertrude Belle Elion Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming Dian Fossey Rosiland Elsie Frankin Jane Goodall Harriet Ann Boyd Hawes Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Helen (Battles) Sawyer Hogg Grace Murray Hopper Ida Henrietta Hyde Mae C. Jemison A legacy of women doctors Irene Joliot-Curie Mary Nicol Leaky Henrietta Swan Leavitt Rita Levi-Montalcini Antonia C. Maury Maria Goeppert Mayer Barbara McClintock Margaret Mead Lise Meitner Maria Mitchell Women mathematicians Ellen Ochoa Ruth Patrick Mary Engle Pennington Judith Graham Pool Judith A. Resnick Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards Sally Kristen Ride Vera Cooper Rubin Florence Rena Sabin Nettie Maria Stevens Valentina V. Tereshkova Mary Watson Whitney Chien-Shiung Wu Rosalyn Yalow Women inventors and engineers.