Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science-And the World, (Paperback)

from CarolO

Should a woman be offended to read an obituary about a female scientist that describes the deceased as a wonderful mother before mentioning her profession? Should a man be offended to read an obituary about a male scientist that mentions his profession before his family? I am left pondering this ...

from klockrike

Excellent book that provides short profiles of many women that have had influential, even if often forgotten, careers in various scientific fields. It made me want to read more about many of these women and their histories and adventures. I really liked the writing style of the author - clear, fu...

from empress8411

In "A Room of One's Own", Virginia Wolf created a fictional sister of Shakespeare and lamented that this girl may have been of equal genius as her brother, but for lack of education and "a room of her own", she languished and died without her intellect ever being realized. No disrespect to Wolf o...

from TadAD

In the Introduction the author says, "As girls in science look around for role models, they shouldn't have to dig around to find them." The rest of the Introduction goes on to imply-and I'm summarizing-that we need to get this book in front of our girls and young women. I agree wholeheartedly. Ho...

from datrappert

The stories of the 52 women in this book are fascinating, inspiring, and sometimes a bit heart-breaking. But mostly they show incredible perseverance against incredible odds. It is amazing how many of these women had to work at major universities FOR NO PAY because of policies against women facul...