Science is the process of observing, identifying, classifying, describing, and trying to explain and understand the natural world. Yet often women were denied a career in this fascinating field. The ten women featured in this book broke new ground in their scientific discoveries and gender barriers. Author Carole Ann Camp takes an extensive look at the lives of many great female scientist, including Florence Bascom, Barbara McClintock, Maria Goeppert-Mayer, Grace Murray Hopper, Rachel Carson, Chien-Shiung Wu, Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, Stephanie Louise Kwolek, Shirley Ann Jackson, and Flossie Wong-Staal.