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The gripping true stories of fifty extraordinary women-from scientists and spies to athletes and artists-whose bold decisions reshaped history and continue to inspire teens today.
In Genius: 50 Women Who Changed the World, F.R. Brady offers a lively and inspiring collection of the stories of women who reshaped science, politics, art, sports, civil rights, and more. From the woman who helped invent Wi-Fi to the mother of Barbie, to spies, survivors, and entrepreneurs, these are tales of strategy, strength, and smarts.
Packed with historical images and little-known narratives, each chapter of Genius focuses on a decisive moment-when a woman faced the odds, made a bold choice, and changed what was possible for those who followed. Readers will follow spy Virginia Hall through the Pyrenees as she escapes the Nazis, writer Mary Wollstonecraft on her journey to becoming one of the founding feminist philosophers, and mathematician Katherine Johnson as her calculations send astronauts to space.
With a mix of well-known names and unsung heroes, Genius celebrates the clever, the cunning, and the unstoppable. It redefines what it means to be brilliant, and shows teen readers that the world changes when someone dares to act.
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Table of Contents
1. Maria Sibylla Merian (Born 1647)- The Scientist Who Followed Butterflies Into a Jungle
2. Mary Wollstonecraft (Born 1759) - The Mother of Feminism
3. Sacagawea (Born c. 1788) - The Teenager Who Opened Up the West
4. Sojourner Truth (Born c. 1797) - Speaking Truth to Power
5. Mary Anning (Born 1799) - The Fossil Hunter Who Discovered the Jurassic World
6. Ada Lovelace (Born 1815) - The Computer Programmer Before There Were Computers
7. Susan B. Anthony (Born 1820) - Arrested for Voting
8. Harriet Tubman (Born c. 1822) - Conductor on the Underground Railroad
9. Emily Warren Roebling (Born 1843) - The Engineer Who Finished the Brooklyn Bridge
10. Hannah Kent Schoff (Born 1853) - The Reformer Who Built a Court for Children
11. Susette La Flesche (Born 1854) - Is an Indian a Person?
12. Nellie Bly (Born 1864) - The Reporter Who Changed the Story
13. Anne Sullivan (Born 1866) - The Miracle Worker
14. Marie Curie (Born 1867) - From Rocks to Radiation
15. Madam C. J. Walker (Born 1867) - The Entrepreneur Who Bottled Empowerment
16. Lise Meitner (Born 1878) - An Escape on a Train, a Walk in the Snow
17. Ruth Benedict (Born 1887) - The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
18. Bessie Coleman (Born 1892) - The Pilot Who Flew Over Jim Crow
19. Dorothea Lange (Born 1895) - The Photographer Who Moved a Nation
20. Anna May Wong (Born 1905) - The Actress Who Couldn't Get the Role of Her Lifetime
21. Virginia Hall (Born 1906) - The One-Legged Spy Who Outran the Nazis
22. Josephine Baker (Born 1906) - Dancing for Change, Spying for Freedom
23. Rachel Carson (Born 1907) - The Writer Who Woke Up the Earth
24. Frida Kahlo (Born 1907) - Painting Pain into Power
25. Virginia Apgar (Born 1909) - Saving the First Five Minutes of Life
26. Lucille Ball (Born 1911) - The Redhead Who Revolutionized Television
27. Rosa Parks (Born 1913) - She Refused to Move and Started a Movement
28. Hedy Lamarr (Born 1914) - The Hollywood Actress With a Secret Signal
29. Jane Jacobs (Born 1916) - Stopping the Bulldozers
30. Joan Clarke (Born 1917) - The Codebreaker Who Saved the Ships
31. Katherine Johnson (Born 1918) - Sending John Glenn Into Space
32. Rosalind Franklin (Born 1920) - Invisible Architect of DNA
33. Stephanie Kwolek (Born 1923) - The Thread That Stopped Bullets
34. Maya Angelou (Born 1928) - The Voice Who Sang the Caged Bird's Song
35. Bernice Sandler (Born 1928) - Too Strong for a Woman
36. Youyou Tu (Born 1930) - The Cure in Ancient Texts
37. Toni Morrison (Born 1931) - Writing Wounds into Words
38. Jane Goodall (1934) - The Scientist Who Lived with Chimps
39. Ada Deer (Born 1935) - What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
40. Valentina Tereshkova (Born 1937) - Parachuting into Orbit
41. Junko Tabei (Born 1939) - Buried Alive on Mount Everest
42. Wangari Maathai (Born 1940) - The Planter Who Grew a Movement
43. Aretha Franklin (Born 1942) - The Queen Who Demanded Respect
44. Patricia Bath (Born 1942) - The Right to Sight
45. Billie Jean King (Born 1943) - Playing Hardball with a Tennis Racket
46. Dolly Parton (Born 1946) - The Hitmaker Who Gave Books to Millions
47. Temple Grandin (Born 1947) - The Autistic Scientist Who Could See Like a Cow
48. Ellen Ochoa (Born 1958) - Not Just Along for the Ride
49. Nicole Malachowski (Born 1974) - Right Wing in the Diamond
50. Malala Yousafzai (Born 1997) - The Student Who Took a Bullet for Education
Conclusion: But Not the End of the Story
Product details
| Published | Feb 04 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | 9798216446842 |
| Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Illustrations | 50 bw images |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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