Table of Contents
Acknowledgements vii
Preface viii
Chapter 1 World Defining Moments in History 1
Joan Clarke (1917-1996) 1
Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) 3
Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) 6
Lise Meitner (1878-1968) 10
Rufaida Al-Aslamia (Born 620) 15
Chapter 2 Our Day-to-Day Lives 17
Alice Parker (1885-?) 19
Josephine Cochrane (1839-1913) 20
Mary Anderson (1866-1953) 21
Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner (1912-2006) 22
Stephanie Kwolek (1923-2004) 24
Ruby Hirose (1904-1960) 25
Olive Dennis (1885-1957) 28
Sutayta Al-Mahamali (920-987) 29
Chapter 3 Improving Lives, Equality and Justice 31
Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) 31
Anne McLaren (1927-2007) 36
Laura Bassi (1711-1778) 39
Alyce Gullattee (1928-2020) 41
Chapter 4 Global Health 44
Patricia Bath (1942-2019) 45
Kin Yamei (1864-1934) 49
Kamala Sohonie (1912-1998) 54
Jane Cooke Wright (1919-2013) 58
Alice Ball (1892-1916) 60
Tu Youyou (1930-) 63
Francoise Barré-Sinoussi (1947-) 66
Rosalyn Yalow (1921-2011) 69
Chapter 5 Protecting the Earth 73
Saruhashi Katsuko (1920-2007) 73
Rachel Carson (1907-1964) 75
Wangari Maathai (1940-2011) 80
Chapter 6 Influential Projects and Leadership in STEM 84
Kate Gleason (1885-1933) 84
Caroline Haslett (1865-1957) 90
Lillian Gilbreth (1878-1972) 94
Emily Roebling (1843-1903) 100
Chapter 7 Healthcare for Children 103
Anna Freud (1895-1982) 103
Mamie Phipps Clark (1917-1983) 106
Virginia Apgar (1909-1974) 108
Helen Taussig (1898-1986) 109
Chapter 8 Understanding Our World 112
Inge Lehmann (1888-1993) 112
Maria Goeppert Mayer (1906-1972) 115
Marie and Irene Curie (1867-1934) and (1897-1956) 120
Gerty Cori (1896-1957) 123
Annie Easley (1933-2011) 125
Constance Tipper (1894-1995) 128
Marie Gayler (1891-1976) 128
Marion McQuillan (1921-1998) 128
Notes 133
Index 154