women in science

Presents an examination of the role of women in the history of scientific thought, and traces the influence women thinkers had on important texts and works through home-based research, personal correspondence, and private discussions.

Discusses the important scientific contributions made by women.

Discusses why there is a disproportionate lack of women in most scientific and engineering disciplines, especially in the upper reaches of the professions.

Capsule biographies of prominent women in such fields as politics, science, religion, business, and literature.

Examines the participation of women in medical and scientific discoveries and in the growth of health care in France, Great Britain, and the United States through the lives of Marie Curie, Cicely Saunders, and Clara Barton.

Presents brief career biographies of women prominent in the field of science, including Florence Sabin, Chien Shiung Wu, Margaret Mead, and Alice Hamilton.

Introduces scientific disciplines, profiles famous women scientists throughout history, provides directions for experiments, and presents quotations and resources to inspire further study.

Readers meet eleven women scientists, whose research and discoveries are outstanding in their fields, in this inspiring collective biography.