Wonder Women

<b>A fun and feminist celebration of the forgotten women in science technology and beyond--from the bestselling author of <i>The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy</i>.</b><i><br></i><br>You may think you know women's history pretty well. But have you ever heard of: <p/>- <b>Alice Ball</b> the chemist who developed an effective treatment for leprosy--only to have the credit taken by a man?<br>- <b>Mary Sherman Morgan</b> the rocket scientist whose liquid fuel compounds blasted the first U.S. satellite into orbit?<br>- <b>Huang Daopo</b> the inventor whose weaving technology revolutionized textile production in China--centuries before the cotton gin? <p/>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 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. <p/><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