Twelve diverse actors, directors, writers, editors, designers, and producers fought against sexism, racism and prejudice to have their voices heard and changed the industry forever.
the life and brilliance of the woman who discovered what stars are made of
Larson, Kirsten W
"This moving biography powerfully parallels the kindling of Cecilia Payne's own curiosity and her scientific career with the process of a star's birth, from mere possibility in an expanse of space to an eventual, breathtaking explosion of light"--.
"Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin was the revolutionary scientific thinker who discovered what stars are made of. But her name is hard to find alongside those of Hubble, Herschel, and other great astronomers . . . tells the story of Payne's life of determination against all the obstacles a patriarchal society erected against her"--Provided by publisher.
A brief biography of Queen Victoria's great-grandson who was a well-known British naval leader in World War II, Viceroy of India, and subsequently an important statesman and educator before his death at the hands of Irish terrorists in 1979.
