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Women in History: Pioneer Women of Science

Biographies: Pioneer Women of Science

For biographies and more, see Background Information located on the front page under Library Tools and Resources.  Using subject keywords, find background information on numerous topics.

Annie Jump Cannon: Stellar Classification
Rachel Carson: Silent Spring

Marie Curie: Physicist, Nobel Prize
Jane Goodall: Primatoloist
Shirley Ann Jackson: Physicist
Mae Carol Jemison, Astronaut
Mary Leakey: Skull of Proconsul
Barbara McClintock: A Feeling for the Organism

Margaret Mead: Anthropologist
 

Streaming Films: Pioneer Women of Science

For streaming films begin at the Library Home Page under Library Tools and Resources.  Select the link Comprehensive Search Tools for an alphabetical list of resources.  Choose Films on Demand to begin your keyword search.

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