Wonder Women

<b>A fun and feminist celebration of the forgotten women in science technology and beyond&#151;from the bestselling author of <i>The Fangirl&#146;s Guide to the Galaxy</i>.</b><i><br></i><br>You may think you know women&#146;s history pretty well. But have you ever heard of:<br>&#160;<br>&#149; <b>Alice Ball</b> the chemist who developed an effective treatment for leprosy&#151;only to have the credit taken by a man?<br>&#149; <b>Mary Sherman Morgan</b> the rocket scientist whose liquid fuel compounds blasted the first U.S. satellite into orbit?<br>&#149; <b>Huang Daopo</b> the inventor whose weaving technology revolutionized textile production in China&#151;centuries before the cotton gin?<br>&#160;<br>Smart women have always been able to achieve amazing things even when the odds were stacked against them. In <i>Wonder Women</i> 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&#160;and a guide to women-centric science and technology organizations&#151;all to show the many ways the geeky girls of today can help to build the future.<br>&#160;<br><b>Table of Contents:</b><br>Women of Science<br>Women of Medicine<br>Women of Espionage<br>Women of Innovation<br>Women of Adventure