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The locust and the bird
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Ḥanān Shaykh |
"One of the most daring female writers of the Middle East" (San Francisco Chronicle) gives us an extraordinary work of nonfiction: an account of her mother's remarkable life, at the core of which is … |
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African American women chemists
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Jeannette E. Brown |
"Beginning with Dr. Marie Maynard Daly, the first African American woman to receive a PhD in chemistry in the United States--in 1947, from Columbia University--this well researched and fascinating bo… |
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Soundings
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Hali Felt |
"A compelling portrait of one of the most interesting "forgotten" women of the twentieth century, the scientist who mapped, for the first time, the ocean floorUntil Marie Tharp's groundbreaking work … |
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Women pioneers of medical research
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King-Thom Chung |
"This book profiles 25 women who have made significant contributions to medical research. Each profile includes a general introduction and childhood, her formal education, her most valuable contribut… |
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Broad Band
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Claire Lisa Evans,Claire L. Evans |
"The history of technology you probably know is one of men and machines, garages and riches, alpha nerds and brogrammers. But the little-known fact is that female visionaries have always been at the … |
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Visionary women
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Andrea Barnet |
This is the story of four visionaries who profoundly shaped the world we live in today. Together, these women showed what one person speaking truth to power can do. With a keen eye for historical det… |
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The Code Breaker
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Walter Isaacson,Kathe Mazur |
A scientific biography of Jennifer Doudna, a founder and co-developer of the CRISPR gene-editing mechanism, and an examination of what happened after CRISPR hit the marketplace. |
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Scientists Anonymous
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Patricia Fara |
Why, when girls outstrip boys in exams, are there still so few women in the top levels of science? Why have women been excluded - and is there still discrimination? Acclaimed science writer and child… |
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