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Mathematician and computer scientist, Caryn Navy
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Mary Ellen Verheyden-Hilliard |
A brief, illustrated biography of Caryn Navy who became blind at age ten and went on to earn her doctorate in mathematics and head her own computer company. |
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Scientist from Puerto Rico, Maria Cordero Hardy
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Mary Ellen Verheyden-Hilliard |
A biography of a Puerto Rican woman who came to the mainland where she overcame a language barrier, earned a doctorate in physiology, and became a scientist, while fighting prejudice on several level… |
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Scientist from the Santa Clara Pueblo, Agnes Naranjo Stroud-Lee
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Mary Ellen Verheyden-Hilliard |
A brief biography of the Tewa Indian woman scientist whose research has advanced understanding of birth defects. |
OL4994939W |
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Scientist and governor, Dixy Lee Ray
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Mary Ellen Verheyden-Hilliard |
Relates the story of Dixy Lee Ray, the first woman to be appointed head of the Atomic Energy Commission and the first woman elected governor of the state of Washington. |
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Scientist and strategist, June Rooks
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Mary Ellen Verheyden-Hilliard |
A brief, illustrated biography of June Rooks, a black woman who contracted polio as a child, struggled against poverty, earned her degree in physics, and went on to become an Operations Research Anal… |
OL4994944W |
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Scientist and teacher, Anne Barrett Swanson
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Mary Ellen Verheyden-Hilliard |
A biography of Anne Barrett Swanson, who was born with a bone disorder causing her to stop growing at three feet, seven inches, but who fought discrimination because of her height, earned a doctorate… |
OL4994945W |