Changing the equation : 50+ US Black women in STEM
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
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- ISBN: 9781419707346
- Physical Description 202 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2020.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Changing the Equation : 50+ US Black Women in STEM
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha | p. 1 | |
| Part 1 | In the Vanguard | p. 5 |
| General Practitioner Rebecca Davis Lee Crumpler | p. 9 | |
| General Practitioner Rebecca J. Cole | p. 14 | |
| General Practitioner & Institution Builder Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson | p. 16 | |
| Obstetrician-Gynecologist Eliza Anna Grier | p. 18 | |
| Nurse Mary Eliza Mahoney | p. 22 | |
| Inventor Sarah E. Goode | p. 23 | |
| Science Educator Josephine Silone Yates | p. 24 | |
| Doctor of Dental Surgery Ida Gray Nelson Rollins | p. 26 | |
| Pharmaceutical Chemist Alice Augusta Ball | p. 28 | |
| Pharmacist Anna Louise James | p. 32 | |
| Part 2 | Riding the Wave | p. 37 |
| Aviator Willa Beatrice Brown | p. 41 | |
| Bacteriologist Ruth Ella Moore | p. 46 | |
| Mathematician Martha Euphemia Lofton Haynes | p. 47 | |
| Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Alfreda Johnson Webb | p. 48 | |
| Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Jane Hinton | p. 48 | |
| Architect Georgia Louise Harris Brown | p. 50 | |
| Mathematician & Chemist Angie Lena Turner King | p. 53 | |
| Medical Doctor, Surgeon & Researcher Myra Adele Logan | p. 56 | |
| Home Economist Flemmie Kittrell | p. 58 | |
| Physicist Carolyn Beatrice Parker | p. 62 | |
| Biochemist Marie Maynard Daly | p. 64 | |
| Oncologist Jane Cooke Wright | p. 68 | |
| Mathematician & Computer Scientist Annie Easley | p. 71 | |
| Mechanical Engineer Yvonne Young Clark | p. 75 | |
| Pediatrician & Sickle Cell Anemia Researcher Angella Dorothea Ferguson | p. 79 | |
| Veterinary Microbiologist Jessie Isabelle Price | p. 82 | |
| Nurse, Physical Therapist, Inventor & Forensic Scientist Bessie Blount | p. 83 | |
| Part 3 | Onward! | p. 87 |
| Geneticist Georgia Mae Dunston | p. 91 | |
| Marine Biologist Joan Murrell Owens | p. 95 | |
| Meteorologist June Bacon-Bercey | p. 98 | |
| Psychophysiologist & Inventor Patricia Suzanne Cowings | p. 101 | |
| Biologist & Environmentalist Mamie Parker | p. 103 | |
| Physicist Shirley Ann Jackson | p. 107 | |
| Ophthalmologist, Laser Scientist & Inventor Patricia E. Bath | p. 112 | |
| Electrical Engineer, Computer Scientist, Data Scientist & Entrepreneur Donna Auguste | p. 117 | |
| Industrial Engineer Pamela McCauley | p. 121 | |
| Biomedical Engineer Treena Livingston Arinzeh | p. 126 | |
| Roboticist Ayanna Howard | p. 128 | |
| Chemical Engineer Paula T. Hammond | p. 131 | |
| Geochemist & Chemical Oceanographer Ashanti Johnson | p. 134 | |
| Neurobiology Yasmin Hurd | p. 138 | |
| Neonatologist Phyllis A. Dennery | p. 141 | |
| Geologist & Micropaleontologist Lisa D. White | p. 148 | |
| Cybersecurity Professional Emma Garrison-Alexander | p. 148 | |
| Electrical Engineer & Founder of Black Girls Code Kimberly Bryant | p. 151 | |
| Aerospace Engineer Aprille Joy Ericsson | p. 154 | |
| Video Game Developer Lisette Titre-Montgomery | p. 160 | |
| Computer Scientist & Data Scientist Latanya Sweeney | p. 162 | |
| Mechanic Patrice Banks | p. 166 | |
| Astronomer & Astrobiologist Aomawa Shields | p. 168 | |
| Omega | p. 173 | |
| Notes | p. 176 | |
| Selected Sources | p. 195 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 196 | |
| Image Credits | p. 198 | |
| Index | p. 200 |
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