Fifty-two insightful and inspiring profiles of history's brightest female scientists and mathematicians
Rachel Swabyis a freelance journalist. Her work has appeared in the
Runner's World,Wired,O, The Oprah Magazine,New Yorker.com,Afar, and
others. She is a senior editor atLongshotmagazine, the
editor-in-chief ofThe Connective- Issue 1, a former research editor
atWired, and a past presenter atPop-Upmagazine. She lives in
Brooklyn.
www.rachelswaby.com
“Swaby tells the scientists’ stories with energy and clarity.
Refreshingly, spouses and children are mentioned only when
relevant—and the book is recipe-free.”
—New York Times Book Review
“A corrective—a spur to change… Swaby’s subjects are all worthy
women who deserve more publicity.”
—Wall Street Journal
“[A] collection of brisk, bright biographies.”
—The Washington Post
“Rachel Swaby’s no-nonsense and needed Headstrong dynamically
profiles historically overlooked female visionaries in science,
technology, engineering, and math.”
—Elle
"A woman revolutionized heart surgery. A woman created the
standard test given to all newborns to determine their health.
A woman was responsible for some of the earliest treatments of
previously terminal cancers. We shouldn't need to be reminded of
their names, but we do. With a deft touch, Rachel Swaby has
assembled an inspiring collection of some of the
central figures in twentieth century science. Headstrong is
an eye-opening, much-needed exploration of the names
history would do well to remember, and Swaby is a masterful guide
through their stories."
—Maria Konnikova, Contributing New Yorker writer and New
York Times bestselling author of Mastermind: How to Think
Like Sherlock Holmes
“Rachel Swaby's fine, smart look at women in science is a
much-needed corrective to the record—a deftly balanced field guide
to the overlooked (Hilde Mangold), the marginalized (Rosalind
Franklin), the unexpected (Hedy Lamarr), the pioneering (Ada
Lovelace), and the still-controversial (Rachel Carson). Swaby
reminds us that science, like the rest of life, is a team sport
played by both genders.”
—William Souder, author of On a Farther Shore and Under a Wild
Sky
"Headstrong is a true gem. So many amazing women have had an
incredible impact on STEM fields, and this book gives clear,
concise, easy-to-digest histories of 52 of them—there’s no longer
an excuse for not being familiar with our math and science
heroines. Thank you, Rachel!"
—Danica McKellar, actress and New York Times bestselling author
of Math Doesn’t Suck
“Swaby’s exuberant portrayals make this a compulsively readable
title. There is no good reason why every single woman here is
not a household name, and now, thankfully, Swaby is helping rectify
history’s oversight.”
—Booklist
“Swaby celebrates barrier-breaking titans… [and] has collected an
inspiration master list of women in science with accessible
explanations of their work.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Although many of these women may not be familiar names outside
their courses of study, the author's spadework should bring
them to the forefront, allowing the general public to learn about
the females who pushed beyond sexist attitudes to undertake and
achieve success in a male-dominated arena. These short accounts
should inspire girls who want to study science to follow their
dreams….succinct and informative.”
—Kirkus Reviews
"[W]omen just don’t get the encouragement they need and deserve to
pursue careers in science. Here’s a handy book to help encourage
young women to put themselves on the scitech path, with profiles of
52 women from Nobel Prize winners to major innovators and more who
have made a difference in science."
—Library Journal
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