Series: Standalone
Genre: Non-fiction
Age Group: MG+ (Adults too!)
Source: ARC from Quirk Books
Expected Publication: October 4th!
ARC - 225 pgs
Rating - 5/5
Ever heard of Allied spy Noor Inayat Khan, a Muslim woman whom the Nazis considered “highly dangerous”? Or German painter and entomologist Maria Sibylla Merian, who planned and embarked on the world’s first scientific expedition? How about Huang Daopo, the inventor who fled an abusive child marriage only to revolutionize textile production in China?
Women have always been able to change the world, even when they didn’t get the credit. In Wonder Women, author Sam Maggs introduces you to pioneering female scientists, engineers, mathematicians, adventurers, and inventors—each profile a study in passion, smarts, and stickto-itiveness, complete with portraits by Google doodler Sophia Foster-Dimino, an extensive bibliography, and a guide to present-day women-centric STEM organizations.
Women have always been able to change the world, even when they didn’t get the credit. In Wonder Women, author Sam Maggs introduces you to pioneering female scientists, engineers, mathematicians, adventurers, and inventors—each profile a study in passion, smarts, and stickto-itiveness, complete with portraits by Google doodler Sophia Foster-Dimino, an extensive bibliography, and a guide to present-day women-centric STEM organizations.
I received an ARC copy of this book from Quirk Books in exchange for a honest review. All opinions are my own.
What we have here is
a short, smart, well-researched introduction to the ladies who have started to
break down barriers for women in the STEM fields! Sam Maggs introduced me to
women in many different STEM fields throughout history including inventors,
scientists, doctors and many more. Maggs selected a group of women diverse in
nationality, race, class, and sexuality. Their accomplishments are highlighted
and stories told in a simple but effective fashion.The format and illustrations
are lovely and easy to follow. At the end of each chapter a modern woman
working in STEM is featured in an interview which I enjoyed immensely. Overall
this book must have needed an immense amount of research and Maggs did an
excellent job.
