She Persisted in Science
Brilliant Women Who Made a Difference
Reeks: She Persisted
Chelsea Clinton
- A
- STEM-focused
- addition
- to
- the
- #1
- New
- York
- Times
- bestselling
- She
- Persisted
- series!Throughout
- history,
- women
- have
- been
- told
- that
- science
- isn’t
- for
- them.
- They’ve
- been
- told
- that
- they’re
- not
- smart
- enough,
- or
- that
- their
- brains
- just
- aren’t
- able
- to
- handle
- it.
- In
- this
- book,
- Chelsea
- Clinton
- introduces
- readers
- to
- women
- scientists
- who
- didn’t
- listen
- to
- those
- who
- told
- them
- “no”
- and
- who
- used
- their
- smarts,
- their
- skills
- and
- their
- persistence
- to
- discover,
- invent,
- create
- and
- explain.She
- Persisted
- in
- Science
- is
- for
- everyone
- who’s
- ever
- had
- questions
- about
- the
- world
- around
- them
- or
- the
- way
- things
- work,
- and
- who
- won’t
- give
- up
- until
- they
- find
- their
- answers.With
- engaging
- artwork
- by
- Alexandra
- Boiger
- accompanying
- the
- inspiring
- text,
- this
- is
- a
- book
- that
- shows
- readers
- that
- everyone
- has
- the
- potential
- to
- make
- a
- difference,
- and
- that
- women
- in
- science
- change
- our
- world.This
- book
- features:
- Florence
- Nightingale,
- Rebecca
- Lee
- Crumpler,
- Ynes
- Enriquetta
- Julietta
- Mexia,
- Grace
- Hopper,
- Rosalind
- Franklin,
- Gladys
- West,
- Jane
- Goodall,
- Flossie
- Wong-Staal,
- Temple
- Grandin,
- Zaha
- Hadid,
- Ellen
- Ochoa,
- Dr.
- Mona
- Hanna-Attisha
- &
- Mari
- Copeny,
- and
- Autumn
- Peltier,
- Greta
- Thunberg
- &
- Wanjiru
- WathutiPraise
- for
- She
- Persisted:*
- “[A]
- lovely,
- moving
- work
- of
- children’s
- literature
- [and
- a]
- polished
- introduction
- to
- a
- diverse
- and
- accomplished
- group
- of
- women.”
- —Publishers
- Weekly,
- starred
- review“Exemplary
- .
- .
- .
- This
- well-curated
- list
- will
- show
- children
- that
- women’s
- voices
- have
- made
- themselves
- emphatically
- heard.”
- —Booklist“[She
- Persisted]
- will
- remind
- little
- girls
- that
- they
- can
- achieve
- their
- goals
- if
- they
- don’t
- let
- obstacles
- get
- in
- the
- way.”
- —Family
- Circle“We
- can’t
- wait
- to
- grab
- a
- copy
- for
- some
- of
- the
- awesome
- kids
- in
- our
- lives
- .
- .
- .
- and
- maybe
- some
- of
- the
- grown-ups,
- too.”
- —Bustle“A
- message
- we
- all
- need
- to
- hear.”
- —Scary
- MommyPraise
- for
- She
- Persisted
- in
- Science:"This
- inspiring
- collective
- biography
- provides
- a
- host
- of
- role
- models
- for
- young
- readers."
- --School
- Library Journal
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