Changing the Equation
50+ US Black Women in STEM
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2020, ©©2020.
Format: Book
Description: 202 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
"Award-winning author Tonya Bolden explores the black women who have changed the world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) in America. Including groundbreaking computer scientists, doctors, inventors, physicists, pharmacists, mathematicians, aviators, and many more, this book celebrates over 50 women who have shattered the glass ceiling, defied racial discrimination, and pioneered in their fields. In these profiles, young readers will find role models, inspirations, and maybe even reasons to be the STEM leaders of tomorrow. These stories help young readers to dream big and stay curious. The book includes endnotes, a bibliography, and an index"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects:
African American women scientists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women in science -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Minorities in science -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women scientists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women in science -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Minorities in science -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781419707346
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C BIOGRAPHY Collective Changing | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Collective Changing | St. Andrews Indoors | Children's Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (page 195) and index.