Changing the equation : 50+ US Black women in STEM /

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 ce...

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Main Author:	Bolden, Tonya (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2020.
Subjects:	African American women scientists > Biography > Juvenile literature. Women in science > Biography > Juvenile literature. Minorities in science > Biography > Juvenile literature. African American women scientists. Women in science. Minorities in science. African American women > Biography. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women. JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / General.

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Summary:	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 fifty 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.
Physical Description:	202 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (page 195) and index.
ISBN:	9781419707346 1419707345