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Changing the equation : 50+ US Black women in STEM / Tonya Bolden.
"Award-winning author Tonya Bolden explores the black women who have changed the world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) in America. Including groundbreaking computer scientists, doctors, inventors, physicists, pharmacists, mathematicians, aviators, and many more, this book celebrates over 50 women who have shattered the glass ceiling, defied racial discrimination, and pioneered in their fields. In these profiles, young readers will find role models, inspirations, and maybe even reasons to be the STEM leaders of tomorrow. These stories help young readers to dream big and stay curious. The book includes endnotes, a bibliography, and an index"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781419707346
- ISBN: 1419707345
- Physical Description: 202 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 195) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Rebecca Davis Lee Crumpler -- Rebecca J. Cole -- Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson -- Eliza Anna Grier -- Mary Eliza Mahoney -- Sarah E. Goode -- Josephine Silone Yates -- Ida Gray Nelson Rollins -- Alice Augusta Ball -- Anna Louise James -- Willa Beatrice Brown -- Ruth Ella Moore -- Martha Euphemia Lofton Haynes -- Alfreda Johnson Webb -- Jane Hinton -- Georgia Louise Harris Brown -- Angie Lena Turner King -- Myra Adele Logan -- Flemmie Kittrell -- Carolyn Beatrice Parker -- Marie Maynard Daly -- Jane Cooke Wright -- Annie Easley -- Yvonne Young Clark -- Angella Dorothea Ferguson -- Jessie Isabelle Price -- Bessie Blount -- Georgia Mae Dunston -- Joan Murrell Owens -- June Bacon-Bercey -- Patricia Suzanne Cowings -- Mamie Parker -- Shirley Ann Jackson -- Patricia E. Bath -- Donna Auguste -- Pamela McCauley -- Treena Livingston Arinzeh -- Ayanna Howard -- Paula T. Hammond -- Ashanti Johnson -- Yasmin Hurd -- Phyllis A. Dennery -- Lisa D. White -- Emma Garrison-Alexander -- Kimberly Bryant -- Aprille Joy Ericsson -- Lisette Titre-Montgomery -- Latanya Sweeney -- Patrice Banks -- Aomawa Shields. |
| Awards Note: | A Junior Library Guild selection. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | African American women scientists > Biography > Juvenile literature. Women in science > Biography > Juvenile literature. Minorities in science > Biography > Juvenile literature. |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambria County Library | YA 509.2 B687c (Text) | 85131001719856 | CACM Young Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
