Polcovar, Jane

Harriet Tubman tells what it was like to grow up as a slave, escape to freedom, and go behind enemy lines during the Civil War.

Describes what it is like to be born deaf and blind and then learn to communicate with others.

Chronicles the life of Rosalind Franlin, discussing her childhood in Europe, love of science, research at King's College, London, role in the discovery of the structure of DNA, and other related topics.