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Maggs, Sam.
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Women inventors -- Biography.
Women scientists -- Biography.
Women in science -- Biography.
Women spies -- Biography.
Women explorers -- Biography.
Individuality.
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Maggs, Sam.
Women inventors -- Biography.
Women scientists -- Biography.
Women in science -- Biography.
Women spies -- Biography.
Women explorers -- Biography.
Individuality.
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Wonder
women
: 25 innovators, inventors, and trailblazers who changed history / written by Sam Maggs ; illustrated by Sophia Foster-Dimino.
by
Maggs, Sam.
Quirk Books, [2016]
Call #:
920.72 M193w
Subjects
Women
inventors
--
Biography
.
Women
scientists
--
Biography
.
Women
in science
--
Biography
.
Women
spies
--
Biography
.
Women
explorers
--
Biography
.
Individuality.
ISBN:
9781594749254 (hc.)
Alternate title:
25 innovators, inventors, and trailblazers who changed history
Description:
238 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-233) and index.
Contents:
Women
of science: Wang Zhenyi
--
Ada Lovelace
--
Lise Meitner
--
Emmy Noether
--
Alice Ball
--
Women
of medicine: Jacqueline Felice
--
De Almania
--
Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell
--
Ogino Ginko
--
Anandibai Joshi
--
Marie Equi
--
Women
of espionage: Brita Tott
--
Mary Bowser
--
Sarah Emma Edmonds
--
Elvira Chaudoir
--
Noor Inayat Khan
--
Women
of innovation: Huang Daopo
--
Margaret Knight
--
Miriam Benjamin
--
Bessie Blount Griffin
--
Mary Sherman Morgan
--
Women
of adventure: Maria Sibylla Merian
--
Annie Smith Peck
--
Ynes Mexia
--
Annie Londonderry
--
Bessie Coleman.
Summary:
"Smart
women
have always been able to achieve amazing things, even when the odds were stacked against them. 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 (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) 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"--Provided by publisher.
Other authors:
Foster-Dimino, Sophia.
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