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Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

c2003

Description

Presents the life and career of the geneticist who in 1983 was awarded the Nobel Prize for her study of maize cells.

3) Dian Fossey: primatologist

Author

Nicholson, Lois

Series

Women in science

Publisher

Chelsea House Publshers

Pub. Date

c2003

Description

Profiles the life of the scientist who studied mountain gorillas in central Africa and worked to ensure their survival.

4) Jane Goodall

Author

Kozleski, Lisa

Series

Women in science

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

c2003

Description

A biography of the zoologist, discussing her personal life as well as her work with chimpanzees at the Gombe Stream Reserve in Tanzania.

5) Maria Goeppert Mayer

Author

Ferry, Joseph

Series

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

2003

Description

A biography of Maria Goeppert Mayer, a physicist who contributed to the development of the atomic bomb and who, in 1963, was cowinner of the Nobel Prize in Physics for her work on the nuclear shell model theory.

6) Maria Mitchell: astronomer

Author

Anderson, Dale

Series

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

2003

Description

Profiles a Vassar professor who was one of the most famous astronomers in the United States at the end of the nineteenth century and whose central message to her students was "never cease to wonder."

7) Rachel Carson

Author

Tremblay, E. A

Series

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

2003

Description

Science series. Office of Research on Women's Health)

A biography of the biologist who helped initiate the environmental movement.

8) Interdisciplinary research and career development programs in women's health: initiatives to promote sex and gender research and career development

Series

Publisher

Office of Research on Women's Health, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

Pub. Date

2008.

9) The Madame Curie complex: the hidden history of women in science

Author

Des Jardins, Julie

Series

Women writing science

Publisher

Feminist Press at City University of New York

Pub. Date

2010

Description

The Madame Curie Complex gives fresh insight into the barriers and successes for women in science, and sheds light on the way our cultural ideas of gender have shaped the profession.

10) Antonia Novello: fantastic physician

Author

Checkerboard biography library

Series

Publisher

ABDO Pub

Pub. Date

Description

In this title, examine the life of dedicated children's doctor and public health servant Antonia Novello. Readers will enjoy digging into Novello's personal story, beginning with her childhood in Puerto Rico where she found inspiration in her own childhood illness to become a doctor. Students can trace Novello's success from her education at the University of Puerto Rico Medical School to her work with the National Institutes of Health, her tenure...

11) Chien-Shiung Wu: phenomenal physicist

Author

Series

Publisher

ABDO Pub. Co

Pub. Date

Description

In this title, examine the life of accomplished physics researcher and experimentalist Chien-Shiung Wu. Readers will enjoy digging into Wu's personal story, beginning with her childhood in China where her father encouraged her curiosity and interest in science. Students can trace Wu's success from her education at the University of California–Berkeley, where she met physics giants Oppenheimer, Fermi, and Segre, to her secret involvement with the...

12) Hayat Sindi: brilliant biochemist

Author

Checkerboard biography library

Series

Publisher

ABDO Pub

Pub. Date

Description

Looks at the life, education and accomplishments of the first female biotechnology expert.

13) Joanne Simpson: magnificent meteorologist

Author

Series

Publisher

ABDO Pub

Pub. Date

Description

In this title, examine the life of adventurous cloud explorer and weather pioneer Joanne Simpson. Readers will enjoy digging into Simpson's personal story, beginning with her childhood flying planes out of Boston and sailing boats at Cape Cod. Students can trace Simpson's success, from her education at the University of Chicago and research at Woods Hole to her work on Project Stormfury with the National Weather Bureau and the development of the...

14) Mae Jemison: awesome astronaut

Author

Series

Publisher

ABDO Pub

Pub. Date

Description

Profiles the life and career of astronaut Mae Jemison.

15) Rachel Carson : extraordinary environmentalist

Author

Series

Publisher

ABDO Pub. Company

Pub. Date

Description

A biography of environmentalist Rachel Carson, discussing her childhood, education, and career studying and writing about nature.

16) Women in medicine

Author

Etingoff, Kim

Series

Publisher

Mason Crest

Pub. Date

[2013]

Description

Profiles women who have made major contributions in medicine, and includes vocational opportunities for women in the field.

17) Women in anthropology

Author

Indovino, Shaina C

Series

Publisher

Mason Crest

Pub. Date

[2014]

Description

Profiles women who have made major contributions in anthropology, and includes vocational opportunities for women in the field.

18) Women in chemistry

Author

Etingoff, Kim

Series

Publisher

Mason Crest

Pub. Date

[2014]

Description

Profiles women who have made major contributions in chemistry, and includes vocational opportunities for women in the field.

19) Women in engineering

Author

Indovino, Shaina C

Series

Publisher

Mason Crest

Pub. Date

[2014]

Description

Profiles women who have made major contributions in engineering, and includes vocational opportunities for women in the field.

20) Women in space

Author

Indovino, Shaina C

Series

Publisher

Mason Crest

Pub. Date

Description