Wonder Women
25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed History
Philadelphia : Quirk Books, [2016]
Format: Book
Description: 238 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
A fun and feminist celebration of the forgotten women in science, technology, and beyond-from the bestselling author of The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy
You may think you know women's history pretty well. But have you ever heard of-
. Alice Ball , the chemist who developed an effective treatment for leprosy-only to have the credit taken by a man?
. Mary Sherman Morgan , the rocket scientist whose liquid fuel compounds blasted the first U.S. satellite into orbit?
. Huang Daopo , the inventor whose weaving technology revolutionized textile production in China-centuries before the cotton gin?
Smart women have always been able to achieve amazing things, even when the odds were stacked against them. In Wonder Women , author Sam Maggs tells the stories of the brilliant, brainy, and totally rad women in history who broke barriers as scientists, engineers, mathematicians, adventurers, and inventors. Plus, interviews with real-life women in STEM careers, an extensive bibliography,and a guide to women-centric science and technology organizations-all to show the many ways the geeky girls of today can help to build the future.
Table of Contents-
Women of Science
Women of Medicine
Women of Espionage
Women of Innovation
Women of Adventure
You may think you know women's history pretty well. But have you ever heard of-
. Alice Ball , the chemist who developed an effective treatment for leprosy-only to have the credit taken by a man?
. Mary Sherman Morgan , the rocket scientist whose liquid fuel compounds blasted the first U.S. satellite into orbit?
. Huang Daopo , the inventor whose weaving technology revolutionized textile production in China-centuries before the cotton gin?
Smart women have always been able to achieve amazing things, even when the odds were stacked against them. In Wonder Women , author Sam Maggs tells the stories of the brilliant, brainy, and totally rad women in history who broke barriers as scientists, engineers, mathematicians, adventurers, and inventors. Plus, interviews with real-life women in STEM careers, an extensive bibliography,and a guide to women-centric science and technology organizations-all to show the many ways the geeky girls of today can help to build the future.
Table of Contents-
Women of Science
Women of Medicine
Women of Espionage
Women of Innovation
Women of Adventure
Subjects:
Women -- Biography.
Women scientists -- Biography.
Women in medicine -- Biography.
Women spies -- Biography.
Women inventors -- Biography.
Women adventurers -- Biography.
Women -- Biography.
Women scientists -- Biography.
Women in medicine -- Biography.
Women spies -- Biography.
Women inventors -- Biography.
Women adventurers -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781594749254
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY Women Mag | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
HISTORY Women Mag | St. Andrews Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
HISTORY Women Mag | St. Andrews Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-233) and index.