women scientists

Explains the history of home economics by sharing the lives of the women who set forth the trail and the racism within the movement.

Women scientists who have made significant contributions to the life sciences.

This book explores the accomplishments of ingenious women mathematicians and coders throughout history, such as Johnson, Lovelace, and Hopper.

Women in medicine who have made significant contributions to the world.

This engaging book sheds light on incredible women chemists, the obstacles they overcame, and their groundbreaking accomplishments.

"The number of women in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) industry has grown considerably in recent decades, but for many years there were far fewer opportunities for women in the field, and the accomplishments of women in science were often underappreciated or even ignored. This volume looks at the many contributions women have made in various scientific fields both in the past and the present. These women have changed the course of various scientific fields-astronomy, mathematics, chemistry, medicine, and everything in between. Through the articles presented in this title, readers will gain a better understanding of the essential role women have played in science throughout history"--Provided by publisher.

a simple biography of the woman scientist.

Through the eyes of her family and friends we see the young Rachel as she explores nature and overcomes obstacles to write about harmful chemical practices and launch the global environmental movement.

"The plucky young scientist heroes of The Curie Society go toe-to-toe with a powerful and sinister threat in a globe-spanning scientific adventure on the cutting edge of advanced biotech"--Provided by publisher.

Women have always made great contributions to science, and some of the greatest inventors in history were women, but for far too long many of these individuals weren't recognized for their accomplishments. For example, even today, many people don't know it was a woman, English mathematician Ada Lovelace, who wrote the first computer program. Readers of this accessible volume will learn about Lovelace and many other inspiring women who changed the course of history through their inventions and contributions to science.