"A collection of biographies of twenty groundbreaking women scientists who were curious kids and grew up to make incredible discoveries."-- Provided by publisher.

"A Paula Wiseman Book."

Introduction -- Ellen Swallow Richards -- Joan Beauchamp Procter -- Frances Oldham Kelsey -- Gertrude Belle Elion -- Rosalind Franklin -- Marie Tharp -- Vera Cooper Rubin -- Tu Youyou -- Sylvia Earle -- Lynn Alexander Margulis -- Patricia Era Bath -- Christiane Nusslein-Volhard -- Jocelyn Bell Burnell -- Shirley Anne Jackson -- Ingrid Daubechies -- Adriana Ocampo -- Susan Solomon -- Carol Greider -- May-Britt Moser -- Maryam Mirzakhani -- Afterword: So you want to be a scientist.