Science Superstars: 30 Brilliant Women Who Changed the World

Brilliant women scientists are not new, but they haven’t always gotten credit for being so stellar. In Jennifer Calvert and Octavia Jackson's Science Superstars, you’ll be introduced to 30 remarkable women whose passion and dedication to all things science led to groundbreaking discoveries, vital medicine, essential technology, and cutting-edge inventions that changed the world. If you use …

The Book of Heroines : Tales of History's Gutsiest Gals

How about more than a hundred of them? From action hereos to peaceful protesters, courageous creation to hero hounds-you'll find them all in this book!

Women in science: Ada Lovelace

Ada lovelace's briliant talent for mathematics and huge imagination helped to pave the way for the invention of the computer software software that powers the world around us. Every time you use a smartphone, you can only do so because of the pioneering work by ada Lovelace. This book tells ada;s story.

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A room of one's own

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Ed. 1

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9780241436288

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93 p. ; 20 cm

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The girl with a mind for math: the story of Raye Montague

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9781943147700

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Amazing women 100: lives to inspire you

From Amelia Earhart to Zoe Sugg. discover the achievements of brilliant women from around the world! Featuring inspirational women from all walks of life who have become trailblazers, campaigners, pioneers and creators.

The secret beach

Nikki kept her secret safe for twenty years. Now the tide is about to turn... Nikki finally owns the little coastguard cottage of her dreams - and it's a few steps away from the hidden beach that means so much to her. But when a handwritten note lands on her doorstep, she realises it's only a matter of time before the heartbreaking truth of her past is uncovered. Twenty years ago, her…

All in her head: the truth and lies early medicine taught us about women's bo…

For as long as medicine has been a practice, women's bodies have been treated like objects to be practiced on: examined and ignored, idealized and sexualized, shamed, subjugated, mutilated, and dismissed. The history of women’s healthcare is a story in which women themselves have too often been voiceless—a narrative instead written from the perspective of men who styled themselves as author…

Invisible women: data bias in a world designed for men

Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development to health care to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, because it treats men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. And women pay tremendous costs for this…