Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science-and the World by Rachel Swaby

Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science-and the World

Rachel Swaby

288 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history science informative inspiring medium-paced

Description

Fifty-two inspiring and insightful profiles of history’s brightest female scientists. In 2013, the New York Times published an obituary for Yvonne Brill. It began: “She made a mean beef stroganoff, followed her husband from job to job, and took ei...

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