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A to Z of Women in Science and Math Hardcover – August 1, 2007

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This newest addition to the Facts On File A to Z of Women series is a revision of a 1999 publication. It continues the tradition of profiling notable women and their accomplishments, offering both factual information and inspirational messages to high-school researchers. More than 195 alphabetically arranged articles detail the lives of women from antiquity through modern day, including well-known scientists and mathematicians and less well-documented individuals. The author acknowledges the difficulty of choosing representative examples from the many possibilities and followed three criteria for inclusion. First and foremost was the importance of their contributions, followed by fame or social impact, and then diversity in nationality, ethnic group, time period, and field of work. The articles range from a couple paragraphs to a few pages, and each includes a list of further-reading suggestions, both print and online. A comprehensive bibliography directs readers to general-overview books, articles, and Web sites on women in science and math. New to this edition are entries for Temple Grandin and Sherry Turkle, among others. In addition to searching by name, researchers can access individuals through four indexes: field (“Biomechanics,” “Brain Research,” “Marine Biology,” etc.), birth country, country of major scientific activity, and year of birth, beginning with the “Fourth Century B.C. –Third Century A.D.” and ending with “1960–1970.” A comprehensive general index completes the volume. The usefulness of this resource lies not only in the balanced group of profiles that have been assembled, providing a valuable tool for teachers and curriculum developers, but also in the readable and engaging entries themselves, which offer insights into the struggles these women faced by working in traditionally male-dominated fields. Useful for women’s studies, science, and math, this well-researched and appealing resource is recommended for high-school and public library reference collections. --Kathleen McBroom

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.,."a great multicultural presentation of women, which would be helpful for many subjects besides women's studies and history ...very up to date...Recommended."

.,."highly recommended for public libraries, high school libraries, and community college and undergraduate libraries."

.,."packs a wealth of data into compact form...an engaging text well suited to junior-high, high school, and public libraries."

.,."very well organized and easy to navigate...an excellent introductory volume for high schools, community colleges, and public libraries."

.,."well-written...[an] excellent resource...an educational must-have..."

"The lively, engaging style is perfectly suited to the report-writing, source-seeking student as well as to the casual reader...Highly recommended..."

"This highly readable volume is recommended..."

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Facts on File; Revised ed. edition (August 1, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0816066957
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0816066957
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.06 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.25 x 1 x 9.5 inches
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Lisa Yount is a (now retired) writer of nonfiction books, primarily about science and scientists, for older children and young adults. She holds a B.A. in English and Creative Writing from Stanford University (1966). For the first 25 years of her career, she wrote parts of elementary and high school textbooks on almost every subject imaginable, working as a free-lance writer for publishers such as Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Macmillan, and Houghton Mifflin. For 20 more years, she wrote standalone biographies of scientists such as Rosalind Franklin and Nikola Tesla, encyclopedias of scientists such as A-Z of Women in Science and Math (most recently revised in 2015), books on the history of science such as Disease Detectives, and books outlining different opinions on controversial science-related issues such as Library in a Book: Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering. She also edited anthologies of articles on controversial issues such as At Issue: Fighting Bioterrorism. Her specialties were biomedical research and women and minority scientists. Many of her books were published by Facts on File, but Lucent Books and other publishers of young adult nonfiction also issued her books. Several of her books won awards, and in 2012 she received the Leo Politi Golden Author Award from California Readers for having the most books in the group’s California Collections over time (11 titles, some listed in multiple years, for a total of 38 entries). Since retirement she has devoted her time to her other main interest, digital fantasy collage art, which she displays on her website, www.lionlight.com, and sells at galleries and science fiction conventions. She lives in El Cerrito, California, with her husband, fellow author Harry Henderson, and a variable number of cats.

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