4.12 avg rating — 224 ratings

"Though not all the autobiographies are women in science, those that are here are ones whose biographies aren't always easy to track down, and in at least one case are only here in an unpublished manuscript."

4.13 avg rating — 800,461 ratings

"The story of Skloot's studies in science turns into that of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells turn into an integral part of scientific advancement, and also vital in the issue of patient consent."

4.23 avg rating — 356 ratings

"It's been out of print for a while but a new printing and ebook are to be released September 17, 2013."

4.14 avg rating — 72 ratings

"From the summary: "William Randolph Hearst's dazzling "castle" at San Simeon, California, is famous around the world, yet only the aficionado can name Julia Morgan as the architect who designed it. ...One of the first women to graduate in civil engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, Morgan was the first woman ever to earn a certificate in architecture from the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.""

4.19 avg rating — 54 ratings

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"First woman to receive a medical degree in the United States."