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"Strongly felt, vigorously written."--"The Women's Review of Books" "Gornick's portraits demonstrate the driving force behind science."--"The ... More

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A History of Women in Science from Antiquity through the Nineteenth Century

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A fascinating analysis of the work of notable women by national group, giving thorough data comparing the contributions of women in choice fields. ... More

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In the 1950s, Anne Innis Dagg was a young zoologist with a lifelong love of giraffe and a dream to study them in Africa. Based on extensive journals ... More

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Women Astronomers: Reaching for the Stars by Mabel Armstrong is the first in a planned series of "Discovering Women in Science" books for Young ... More

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To illustrate the challenges facing women of the previous generation, the author recounts the lives and careers of several barrier-breaking women, ... More

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Rheta Childe Dorr (1868-1948) was an American author and social worker. After studying for two years at the University of Nebraska she became editor ... More

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"[W]e didn't fully understand what we were getting into -- what obstacles we would encounter, what trails we would blaze....We just knew, from an ... More

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Today the image of the scientist is still that of a white man in a white lab coat. This book questions this stereotype and the assumption that the ... More

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Margaret Rossiter's widely hailed Women Scientists in America: Struggles and Strategies to 1940 marked the beginning of a pioneering effort to ... More

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Fascinating profiles of 365 women--creative, talented, influential, or controversial--who have made a difference in today's world.

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Portraits of 23 extraordinary women whose lives have made, and continue to make, a lasting impact on our world. They are saints, mystics, martyrs, ... More

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From bestselling biographer and historian Antonia Fraser comes a study of the legend of the Warrior Queens--from the first century A.D. Briton, ... More

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"A first-rate compendium of bios of women who got the Big One--and a few who came close.--"Kirkus Reviews". Illustrations.

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In volume one of this landmark study, focusing on developments up to 1940, Margaret Rossiter describes the activities and personalities of the ... More

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Rossiter shows how women scientists made significant contributions to the war effort, ranging from engineering and nutrition (where both Margaret ... More

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This book tells the story of a professional problem-solving group that for more than 25 years has empowered its members by providing practical and ... More

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Told for the first time in colorful detail, "Almost Heaven" is the fascinating tale of 40 space-faring women, from Valentina Tereshkova to Kalpana ... More

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Eighteen intriguing stories that give voice to often-overlooked figures from the holy writings of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Women?though ... More

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A gripping, personal true story that goes beyond the headlines, this searing memoir of a young woman's life under Afghanistan's ruling Taliban regime ... More

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"One never knew what to expect to see on the streets. I was doing my grocery shopping one afternoon when two militia boys rushed past... One had ... More

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In the tradition of "The right Words at the Right Time" comes a collection of original essays on the joys, trials, and unexpected outcomes of growing ... More

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