The riveting true story of the women who launched America into space.

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This book looks at the lives and careers of thirty-six of the approximately two hundred women who earned Ph.D.s in mathematics from American institutions from 1940 to 1959.

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This volume tells the poignant story of the brilliant, colorful, controversial mathematician named Dorothy Wrinch.

Each of the presented biographies is organized as a kind of "personal file" which sets their life in its historical context, documents main works, highlights some curious facts, and records citations about her. The selected figures include such luminaries as Hypatia of Alexandra, Hildegard of Bingen, Elisabetha Hevelius, and Maria Gaetana Agnesi.

The Madame Curie Complex gives fresh insight into the barriers and successes for women in science, and sheds light on the way our cultural ideas of gender have shaped the profession.

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This encyclopedia examines the achievements of 20th century American women across the sciences in light of the historical and cultural factors that affected their education, employment, and research opportunities.