Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.
Summary
Chronicles the lives and achievements of women who have received Nobel Prizes in a variety of fields, including Aung San Suu Kyi, Barbara McClintock, and Nadine Gordimer.
Contents
Aung San Suu Kyi -- Marie Curie -- Nadine Gordimer -- Barbara McClintock -- Toni Morrison -- Mairead Corrigan -- Betty Williams -- Laura Jane Addams -- Emily Greene Balch -- Gerty Radnitz Cori -- Gertrude Elion -- Maria Goeppert-Mayer -- Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin -- Irene Joliot-Curie -- Rita Levi-Montalcini -- Gabriela Mistral -- Leonie Nelly Sachs -- Bertha von Suttner -- Mother Teresa -- Jody Williams -- Rosalyn Sussman Yalow.