LibGuides: Women in STEMM: Science

Books on Women in the Sciences

Women in scientific careers : unleashing the potential
Call Number: CARLSON General (4th fl) HQ1397 .W672 2006

These are just a few recent books on women in the sciences. We have tried not to list books represented elsewhere in this library guide. For more books, you may want to do a Subject Search in our catalog on Women Scientists or Women in Science.

Women and science : social impact and interaction
Call Number: Electronic Book
Women's history as scientists : a guide to the debates
Call Number: Electronic Book
Connecting girls and science : constructivism, feminism, and science education reform by Elaine V. Howes
Call Number: CARLSON General (4th fl) Q130 .H69 2002
Women succeeding in the sciences : theories and practices across disciplines
Call Number: CARLSON General (4th fl) Q130 .W676 2000
Women and scientific employment by Judith Glover
Call Number: CARLSON General (4th fl) Q130 .G64 2000

Biographies - On the Web & Databases

Biography Reference Bank
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Comprehensive source of biographical information on more than 600,000 people. Contains substantive narrative profiles (about 3,000 words each) and links to full text articles as well as citations, abstracts and images from thousands of periodicals.

Women in Chemistry : Her Lab in Your Life
Profiles several women chemists who had an impact on everyone's life today. From the Chemical Heritage Foundation.
Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics
Descriptions of important contributions to phsyics made by 83 women before 1976. These are documented by the original papers in which the discoveries were first reported. In addition there are historical essays and other historical documents not easily available elsewhere.
Women in Astronomy
Information about historical women astronomers.
4000 Years of Women in Science Biography Listing
Alphabetical and chronological listing of women in the sciences.