Forgotten Women: The Scientists ~ by Zing Tsjeng, 2018, women in history, 370 pages
Forgotten Women is a series of books that uncover the lost herstories of influential women who have refused over hundreds of years to accept the hand they've been dealt and, as a result, have formed, shaped, and changed the course of our futures. From leaders and scientists to artists and writers, the fascinating stories of these women that time forgot are now celebrated, putting their achievements firmly back on the map.
This book celebrates 48 unsung scientific heroines (the number of Nobel-prize-winning women) whose hugely important, yet broadly unacknowledged or incorrectly attributed, discoveries have transformed our understanding of the scientific world. From Mary Anning, the amateur paleontologist whose fossil findings changed scientific thinking about prehistoric life and the earth's history to Emmy Noether dubbed "The Mighty Mathematician You've Never Heard Of." Her theorem is still critical to modern physics. These are the stories of some truly remarkable women. There are chapters on:
- Earth & Universe
- Biology & Natural Sciences
- Medicine & Psychology
- Elements & Genetics
- Physics & Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Technology & Inventions
I helped clean out the apartment of a resident who went into assisted living and took the books she still wants to read with her. She left furniture and things (like books) for whoever wanted them. This is one of her books, which I have in carts and crates and boxes, trying to decide which we can use in our Crown Center library when it reopens after the renovation is completed. This is one of the books that I had on the top of a stack. Since I've only skimmed it so far, I will share just one random quote:
"To be a revolutionary you have to be a human being. You have to care about people who have no power." ~ Jane Fonda (p. 307)
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