| Description |
208 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-204) and index. |
| Note |
"Historic achievements--and the women who actually made them happen"--Cover. |
| Summary |
"There's history as it's told, and then there's history as it actually happened. You may think you know the stories behind the world's most well-known, groundbreaking achievements, but To Her Credit is here to make you reevaluate our collective story as it has been written. This book celebrates the stories of women, from ancient times until the 1990s, whose contributions have been overwritten and, far too often, accredited to men"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Women writing history. Enheduanna (ca. 2286-2251 BCE) ; Murasaki Shikibu (978-ca. 1014 CE) ; Mary Shelley (1797-1851) ; Judy Malloy (1942-) -- There's more to art than meets the eye. Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) ; Alice Guy Blaché (1873-1968) ; Lillie P. Bliss, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, and Mary Quinn Sullivan (1929) ; Janet Sobel (1893-1968) -- Music to a woman's ears. Maria Anna Mozart (1751-1829) ; Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847) ; Rosetta Nubin, aka Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915-1973) ; Willie Mae Thornton, aka Big Mama Thornton (1926-1984) -- Taking to the streets. Pauli Murray (1910-1985) ; Anna Arnold Hedgeman and Dorothy Height (1899-1990; 1912-2010) -- Down to earth. Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) ; Mary Anning (1799-1847) ; Marie Tharp (1920-2006) ; Gladys Mae West (1930-) -- That's one small step for man, one giant leap for womankind. The Harvard Computers (late 19th century-early 20th century) ; Mileva Marić (1875-1948) ; Katherine Johnson (1918-2020) ; Vera Rubin (1928-2016) ; Jocelyn Bell Burnell (1943-) -- Dropping the bomb-- on science. Lise Meitner (1878-1968) ; Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1997) ; Women don't just give life: they save it. Trota of Salerno (11th or 12th century) ; Mary Hunt (1943-unknown) ; Elizabeth Bugie Gregory (1920-2001) ; Esther Lederberg (1922-2006) -- It runs in the family. Nettie Stevens (1861-1912) ; Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) ; Marthe Gautier (1925-2022) -- Coding new realities. Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) ; The ENIAC programmers: Kathleen McNulty, Betty Jean Jennings, Elizabeth Snyder, Marlyn Wescoff, Frances Bilas, and Ruth Lichterman (1946) ; Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000) -- Who runs the world? Women. Fatima al-Fihri (800-880 AD) ; Wu Zhao Zetian (624-705 AD) ; Martha Matilda Harper (1857-1950). |
| Subject |
Women -- History.
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Women -- Biography.
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Misinformation -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Added Author |
McDermott, Emily (writer and editor), author.
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Gabriella, Kezia, illustrator.
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| Added Title |
To her credit : historic achievements -- and the women who actually made them happen |
| ISBN |
9781454946120 (hardcover) |
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1454946121 (hardcover) |
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