Making their mark : women in science and medicine

Discusses the life and work of the noted anthropologist and her accomplishments in the field.

A simple presentation of the life of the ethologist who brought chimp behavior to the attention of the world.

A presentation of the achievements of the woman who was the first to enter medical school, who established the first nursing school in the United States, who began medicalcolleges for women, and who made it possible for other womento become doctors.

A simple presentation of the life of the biologist whose writings initiated the environmental movement.

Discusses the life of Marie Curie, whose work in physics helped to change the world.

Briefly traces the life of the first African-American woman to go into space, from her childhood in Chicago through her education and work as a doctor to her historic flight.