For International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11th, we are sharing books about women who have influenced and contributed to the STEM fields.
Books for International Day of Women and Girls in Science
By Coll Rowe | February 9 2024 | Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet
9780593329443
If you loved Hidden Figures or The Rise of the Rocket Girls, you’ll love Claire Evans’ breakthrough book on the women who brought you the internet—written out of history, until now.
$16.00 US
Jul 07, 2020
Paperback
288 Pages
Portfolio
- Management > Special Topics > Innovation
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of Women in America
- History > Topical History > History of Computers and Internet
- History > Topical History > History of Science and Technology
- History > Topical History > History of Women
- History > U.S. History > History of Women
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Technology
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A Memoir
9781101873724
National Bestseller
$16.00 US
Feb 28, 2017
Paperback
304 Pages
Vintage
- English > Comparative Literature > Major Themes: Gender
- English > Literature > American Literature – Non-Fiction
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Specialized Courses
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Science
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Biology > Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology > Introductory Botany
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An Astronaut's Story of Invention
9780262539647
The first American woman to walk in space recounts her experience as part of the team that launched, rescued, repaired, and maintained the 30-year-old Hubble Space Telescope.
$17.95 US
Dec 01, 2020
Paperback
304 Pages
The MIT Press
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of Women in America
- History > Topical History > History of Women
- History > U.S. History > History of Women
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Technology
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Work
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Physics and Astronomy > Special Topics
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My Life in Science
9780593443163
A story of perseverance and the power of convictions from the groundbreaking immigrant scientist whose decades-long research led to the COVID-19 vaccines
$28.99 US
Oct 10, 2023
Hardcover
336 Pages
Crown
- History > Topical History > History of Science and Technology
- History > U.S. History > Science and Technology
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Russian and Eastern European Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Technology
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences: Microbiology > Immunology
- Biology > Microbiology > Immunology
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A Scientist's Quest for Nature's Next Medicines
9781984879134
A leading medical ethnobotanist tells us her story in this uplifting and adventure-filled memoir that illuminates how the path forward for medical discovery may be found in nature’s oldest remedies.
$18.00 US
Jun 14, 2022
Paperback
384 Pages
Penguin Books
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Science
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Health / Medicine
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences: Clinical > Alternative / Complementary Medicine
- Healthcare Professions > Nursing > Alternative Therapies / Healing
- Healthcare Professions > Special Topics
- Biology > Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology > Introductory Botany
- Environmental Science > Ecological Science
- Environmental Science > Environmental Biology
- Environmental Science > Environmental Health
- Health and Kinesiology > Health > Specialized Courses
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Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
9780525565994
From the world’s leading forest ecologist who forever changed how people view trees and their connections to one another and to other living things in the forest—a moving, deeply personal journey of discovery.
$18.00 US
Jun 21, 2022
Paperback
384 Pages
Vintage
The Remarkable Life of Nanoscience Pioneer Mildred Dresselhaus
9780262545976
The life of trailblazing physicist Mildred Dresselhaus, who expanded our understanding of the physical world.
$21.95 US
Mar 07, 2023
Paperback
320 Pages
The MIT Press
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of Women in America
- History > Topical History > History of Science and Technology
- History > Topical History > History of Women
- History > U.S. History > History of Women
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Technology
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Work
- Biology > Cell and Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Biotechnology > Molecular Biology
- Physics and Astronomy > Physics > History of Science
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A Memoir of Astrophysics and Finding Light in the Dark
9780593186794
In a beautifully written and science-packed debut memoir, Egyptian-American astrophysicist Sarafina Nance shares her personal story of overcoming sexism, racism, and adversity, and appreciating the most important moments and people in her life by focusing on her lifelong love of the stars.
$29.00 US
Jun 06, 2023
Hardcover
336 Pages
Dutton
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Arab American Memoir
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Arab American Non-Fiction
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Science
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Technology
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Work
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Healthcare Professions > Nursing > Women's Health
- Health and Kinesiology > Health > Women's Health
- Physics and Astronomy > Astronomy > Astrophysics
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9780307948489
The authoritative story of the headline-making discovery of gravitational waves—by an eminent theoretical astrophysicist and award-winning writer.
$18.00 US
Apr 18, 2017
Paperback
256 Pages
Anchor
How Trailblazing Women Scientists Decoded the Hidden Universe
9780262048316
An exciting new title in the vein of Hidden Figures, which tells the inspiring stories of long-overlooked women physicists and astronomers who discovered the fundamental rules of the universe and reshaped the rules of society.
$29.95 US
Oct 17, 2023
Hardcover
272 Pages
The MIT Press
A Memoir of Finding My Place in the Universe
9780593299180
A stunning and inspiring memoir charting a life as an astronomer, classically-trained actor, mother, and Black woman in STEM, searching for life in the universe while building a meaningful life here on Earth
$28.00 US
Jul 11, 2023
Hardcover
352 Pages
Viking
- History > Topical History > History of Astronomy
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Science
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Technology
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Work
- Physics and Astronomy > Astronomy > Astronomy
- Physics and Astronomy > Astronomy > Astrophysics
- Physics and Astronomy > Astronomy > Life in the Universe
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