Scientist and teacher, Anne Barrett Swanson /

Scientist and teacher, Anne Barrett Swanson /

A biography of Anne Barrett Swanson, who was born with a bone disorder causing her to stop growing at three feet, seven inches, but who fought discrimination because of her height, earned a doctorate in biochemistry, and became a college professor.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Verheyden-Hilliard, Mary Ellen
Other Authors: Rom, Holly Meeker (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bethesda, Md. : Equity Institute, [1988]
Series:Verheyden-Hilliard, Mary Ellen. American women in science biography.
Subjects:
Swanson, Anne Barrett > Health > Juvenile literature.
Swanson, Anne Barrett.
Biochemists > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women biochemists > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Osteogenesis imperfecta > Patients > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Scientists.
People with disabilities.
Description
Summary:A biography of Anne Barrett Swanson, who was born with a bone disorder causing her to stop growing at three feet, seven inches, but who fought discrimination because of her height, earned a doctorate in biochemistry, and became a college professor.
Physical Description:31 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
ISBN:0932469167 (pbk.) :