Zach, Kim K.

Short biographies of eight women who excelled in various scientific fields: Ellen Swallow Richards, Nettie Maria Stevens, Annie Jump Canon, Alice Hamilton, Florence Sabin, Alice Catherine Evans, Grace Murray Hopper, and Gertrude Belle Elion.

Looks at some of the technologies that have been developed to help infertile couples conceive and bear children, and discusses the moral, ethical, and social questions raised by such practices.