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Headstrong provides micro-bios of kickass historical women in science. I liked how it looks across disciplines, though these are virtually all white, Western women. Oh, and there‘s a lot of no on will hire or pay them and getting one‘s work stolen by a man kind of garbage across these stories, natch.

This is a book that proves just how tenacious & intelligent women are. Swaby looks at 52 deceased women scientists. Some of the women have come to prominence recently like Ada Lovelace and Hedy Lamarr. Others she reveals lesser known facts about like Sally Ride and Florence Nightingale. Still others have been lost to history like Alice Ball, who developed a treatment for leprosy, or have become dissociated from their ideas like Virginia Apgar. ⬇️

#Green #ColorMePretty
@Sweetkokoro

I love a book about badass women who make a difference (which most badass women do). This book looks at women in the sciences and the best part is that they are women that are not covered as often. You will not find Curie in here except in passing. Focusing on lesser known women in science is fantastic. Swamy does cover Lovelace, Hopper, Lamarr, and Nightingale. It is definitely worth reading especially for a young girl interested in STEM/STEAM

Grabbed this off the shelf this afternoon. My IPad was at 32% so I didn‘t bring it to read the ebook I want to start. We all know I love a good strong badass woman book 😁

I loved everything about this! As a mom, raising a daughter interested in STEM fields, I am so happy I now have a book to share with her full of great role models, more than just Marie Curie.
#readingwomen #bookaboutawomaninscience
#womenshistorymonth

If you have had a baby, and the doctor gave you an Apgar score to make sure your precious bundle was healthy, you can thank a brilliant woman for that. I am already so enjoying this book about little known women in science, like Virginia Apgar!
#womenshistorymonth

#FeministFriday So once this book was in my hand, I had to open it, and this was the first paragraph of the introduction. So apropos of the whole issue of feminism.

#FeministFriday I bought this about a year ago for my scientist daughter, but decided to read it myself first. A year later it‘s still on the TBR shelf. She‘s visiting from NYC this coming week. Maybe I can squeeze it in this weekend?

#ReadingWomenMonth #aNumberInTheTitle @thereadingwomen

Expanding my knowledge of women in science for future program planning. I recently had an acquaintance tell me that we do not know the stories of women scientists because they are a small % overall. First, we have been here the whole time. And second, that does not mean they did not make significant advances. I had some off the cuff examples (do you like widely available penicillin?) but I‘m going to accumulate more information& bury him in it.

Doing research for future program planning, and I think I am in love with Virginia Apgar. That is all. #hardcoreladytypes #womeninscience

When you get a bunch of free time and then immediately overcommit yourself. #blameitonLitsy #ladyscientists #hardcoreladytypes

Sidebar: I‘m reading the tagged book and eventually the author‘s other book in the pile (Trailblazers) as resources for my women in science programs. Can anyone who has read them compare? Is the difference in content or mostly just accessibility to young readers? Does one strike you as a better read aloud?

#science #quotsynov17

Finished The Nix and started this one. Thought some small bites about 52 amazing women would be a nice follow up to a 600+ page book.

I hate to say it but I don't have any books about women in science 🙊. In looking up books on this however, I have come across quite a lot and plan to rectify this issue! #backtoreading #girlsinscience

Suggested reading for #womenshistorymonth I admit I haven't read this one but I plan to get to it this month 😊

So this is my bedtime nonfiction reading this week. So far it's been fascinating and the stories are just short enough that they don't keep me up too long. I have to do nonfiction at bedtime else I'll stay up all night reading. I'm completely incapable of putting down a book for something so minor as sleep!

I'm really enjoying the opportunity to read about great women in STEM fields and I really appreciated the very thoughtful introduction to this book!

My #bookoutlet haul from Boxing Day. (An eclectic mix of books. 🙂) And part 1 of 4 of all of the books I ordered between Christmas and New Year's. Hopefully the rest come soon!

#bookhaul #tbr

really enjoyed reading about the accomplishments of these fifty-two women & think this is both a fun & brief overview into the lives of people we should all know more about 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

a tea latte with gingerbread sprinkles & a new book I just picked up at the library today

I spent way more than I should have during the Black Friday sale at bookoutlet.com
I did purchase 4 books for Man Cub but he's sitting on the couch right now.
I want to read ALL of these RIGHT NOW!

Just started this one. So far it's compelling and very well written. Really neat to hear the mostly untold stories of female scientists.

The only book I really keep at work, for when I need a motivation boost (not that I get the time to pick it up often 😒).

#whorunstheworld #girls #womeninscience #nonfiction

I read primarily library books, so when it comes time to recap last month's reading I come up short handed. Girl Waits with Gun & Headstrong were the definite favorites in what tuned out to be a slow reading month.
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Are y'all doing the #somethingforsept photo challenge that @RealLifeReading is running? There are some really rad prompts this month! #septphotochallenge

Packed with badass women who, either formally trained or not (but usually so), created, discovered, invented, dissected, persisted, and achieved. Some, like physicist Hertha Ayrton, managed to fight for equality outside the lab, too. The only downside to this book is that the short chapters make you yearn to learn more about these women, their life's work, and their personal lives. You cannot go wrong with Headstrong!

This mic drop brought to you by the badass yet good-natured Yvonne Brill, Canadian engineer. You might know her as the scientist mentioned at the beginning of the book. You know. The NYT wanted everyone to know she made good beef stroganoff. 🔥🔥🔥

"She blinded me with library science." --Jeph Jacques
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Maria Mitchell & the 51 other rad women of science featured in this book are my #WCW. Also #Recommendsday. Because of all the women in this book who did incredible, brave things and often were unpaid/uncredited. Stack it! Read it!

I really do love this book but this line about American geneticist Barbara McClintock threw me for a loop. Doesn't everyone do this? Or am I extraordinarily organized? Hint: pretty sure it's not the latter.

Fantastic opening! If you need me, I'll be simmering with a combination nerd rage and feminine outrage as I tear through this book that was supposed to be for readathon but I just couldn't wait.

This was my audiobook I finished on the way to #bea16. Great short bios of female scientists from many different fields. But I wanted more - longer bios, more women. I hope she does a volume two.

Grrrr!! But yay that we now have this book