Table of Contents

Foreword by Martha Chiscon Preface Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz (1822-1907) by Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie Hattie Elizabeth Alexander (1901-1968) by Soraya Svoronos Agnes Robertson Arber (1879-1960) by Maura C. Flannery Charlotte Auerbach (1899- ) by Linda E. Roach and Scott S. Roach Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey (1863-1948) by Harriet Kofalk Rachel Littler Bodley (1831-1888) by Ronald L. Stuckey Emma Lucy Braun (1889-1971) by Ronald L. Stuckey Elizabeth Gertrude Knight Britton (1858-1934) by Lee B. Kass Rachel Louise Carson (1907-1964) by Randy Moore Mary Agnes Meara Chase (1869-1963) by Lesta J. Cooper-Freytag Eugenie Clark (1922- ) by Virginia L. Buckner Jewel Isadora Plummer Cobb (1924- ) by Beatriz Chu Clewell Jane Colden (1724-1766) by Katalin Harkányi Laura North Hunter Colwin (1911- ) by Marjorie M. Collier Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori (1896-1957) by Rose K. Rose Lydia Maria Adams DeWitt (1859-1928) by Mary R. S. Creese Neltje (Nellie) Blanchan De Graff Doubleday (1865-1918) by Keir B. Sterling Alice Eastwood (1859-1953) by Joel S. Schwartz Sophia Hennion Eckerson (ca. 1867-1954) by Bonnie Konopak Gertrude Belle Elion (1918- ) by I. Edward Alcamo Katherine Esau (1898- ) by Ray F. Evert and Susan E. Eichhorn Alice Catherine Evans (1881-1975) by Diana M. Colon Honor Bridget Fell (1900-1986) by Suzanne E. Moshier Dian Fossey (1932-1985) by Soraya Svoronos Rosalind Elsie Franklin (1920-1958) by Maureen M. Julian Frances Flint Hamerstrom (1907- ) by Barbara Mandula Alice Hamilton (1869-1970) by Robin M. Haller Ethel Nicholson Browne Harvey (1885-1965) by Paula Ford Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) by Katalin Harkányi Ida Henrietta Hyde (1857-1945) by Mary R. S. Creese Libbie Hyman (1888-1969) by Soraya Svoronos Emmy Klieneberger-Nobel (1892-1985) by Gary Rice Rebecca Craighhill Lancefield (1895-1981) Teresa T. Antony Ol'ga Borisovna Protopova Lepeshinskaia (1871-1963) by John Konopak Rita Levi-Montalcini (1909- ) by Mary Clarke Miksic Mary Frances Lyon (1925- ) by Judith A. Dilts Hilde Proescholdt Mangold (1898-1924) by Veronica R. Mondrinos Anna Morandi Manzolini (1716-1774) by Connie H. Nobles Barbara McClintock (1901-1992) by Virginia L. Buckner Beatrice Mintz (1921- ) by Maura C. Flannery Ann Haven Morgan (1882-1966) by Susan J. Wurtzburg Lilian Vaughan Sampson Morgan (1870-1952) by Katherine Keenan Elizabeth Fondal Neufeld (1928- ) by Mary Clarke Miksic Margaret Morse Nice (1883-1974) by Alan Contreras and Milton B. Trautman Ruth Patrick (1907- ) by Barbara Mandula Louise Pearce (1885-1959) by Anne-Marie Scholer Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps (1793-1884) by Robert M. Hendrick Elizabeth (Eliza) Lucas Pinckney (1722-1793) by Virginia Pezalla Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) by EdnaMay Duffy Edith Smaw Hinkley Quimby (1891-1982) by Margaret G. Ott Dixy Lee Ray (1914-1994) by Janet Newlan Bower Janet Davison Rowley (1925- ) by Thomas A. Firak Jane Anne Russell (1911-1967) by David R. Stronck Florence Rena Sabin (1871-1953) by Linda H. Keller Ruth Sager (1918- ) by Carol A. Biermann Berta Vogel Scharrer (1906-1995) by Birgit H. Satir and Peter Satir Florence Barbara Seibert (1897-1991) by Paris Svoronos Lydia White Shattuck (1822-1889) by Philip Duhan Segal Maud Caroline Slye (1869-1954) by Jeanie Strobert Payne Marjory Stephenson (1885-1948) by Rebecca Meyer Monhardt Nettie Maria Stevens (1861-1912) by Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie Helen Brooke Taussig (1898-1986) by Laura Gray Malloy Birgit Vennesland (1913- ) by Paris Svoronos Salome Gluecksohn Schoenheimer Waelsch (1907- ) by Paris Svoronos Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (1921- ) by Brina Nathanson Appendix A: Chronological List of Biographees Appendix B: Biographees by Place of Birth, Place of Work, and Field of Scientific Interest Appendix C: References in Biographical Dictionaries and Other Collections Appendix D: List of Sources Index About the Contributors

About the Author

LOUISE S. GRINSTEIN is Professor Emerita of Mathematics and Computer Science at Kingsborough Community College of CUNY. She is also the coeditor of Women in Chemistry and Physics: A Biobibliographic Sourcebook (Greenwood, 1993) and Women in Mathematics: A Biobibliographic Sourcebook (Greenwood, 1987). CAROL A. BIERMANN is Professor of Biological Sciences at Kingsborough Community College of CUNY. She is the author of numerous articles and papers. ROSE K. ROSE is Professor of Physical Sciences at Kingsborough Community College of CUNY. She is the author of several articles and books, and coeditor (with Louise S. Grinstein) of Women in Chemistry and Physics (Greenwood, 1993).

Reviews

.,."[P]rovides a significant contribution to the emerging literature recovering and revealing the substantial roles of women scientists in the growth and development of the biological sciences....The varied writing styles of the authors, as well as the fascinating work and lives of the scientists themselves, turns what might be a boring reference source into a good read."-American Journal of Human Biology

?...[P]rovides a significant contribution to the emerging literature recovering and revealing the substantial roles of women scientists in the growth and development of the biological sciences....The varied writing styles of the authors, as well as the fascinating work and lives of the scientists themselves, turns what might be a boring reference source into a good read.?-American Journal of Human Biology

?Eminently readable....Exceptional....?-TAXON

?Recommended for large science libraries as well as for libraries supporting women's studies programs.?-Science & Technology Libraries

?The book is an essential reference for any library serving students, teachers, amateurs, and professionals in the sciences, medicine, history of science, and women's studies--and an invitation to browsing. I found it impossible to ration myself to one of these essays at a time; I hope there will be other volumes to follow.?-The Quarterly Review of Biology

?The foreword indicates a hope that this account of the journeys of remarkable women will both instruct and inspire. Women's contributions in biological sciences are detailed here in deph and in accessible language.... academic libraries with programs in biological sciences and women's studies will find this title and the previous ones in the series very appropriate.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

?The length and depth of the aticles allows the authors to include details that shorter biographies would not have accommodated.?-Rettig on Reference

?The very readable biobibliographies collected here provide detailed information concerning 65 women biologists, whose specializations cover a wide variety of subdisciplines. The work joins Grinstein's Women in Mathematics and Women in Chemistry and Physics as premier sources, providing a wealth of excellent material about women in these fields. Articles consist of three parts: 'Life, ' 'Work, ' and a bibliography that includes works both by and about the scientist. Interesting and well-written biographies include many frank accounts of the obstacles the women encountered. The 'Work' sections describe research in detail but are easy to understand. Many of the living biographees were interviewed, resulting in a number of interesting quotes, a nice touch.... Recommended for all libraries.?-Choice

?Eminently readable....Exceptional....??TAXON

..."�P�rovides a significant contribution to the emerging literature recovering and revealing the substantial roles of women scientists in the growth and development of the biological sciences....The varied writing styles of the authors, as well as the fascinating work and lives of the scientists themselves, turns what might be a boring reference source into a good read."-American Journal of Human Biology

..."[P]rovides a significant contribution to the emerging literature recovering and revealing the substantial roles of women scientists in the growth and development of the biological sciences....The varied writing styles of the authors, as well as the fascinating work and lives of the scientists themselves, turns what might be a boring reference source into a good read."-American Journal of Human Biology

"Eminently readable....Exceptional...."-TAXON

"Recommended for large science libraries as well as for libraries supporting women's studies programs."-Science & Technology Libraries

"The book is an essential reference for any library serving students, teachers, amateurs, and professionals in the sciences, medicine, history of science, and women's studies--and an invitation to browsing. I found it impossible to ration myself to one of these essays at a time; I hope there will be other volumes to follow."-The Quarterly Review of Biology

"The foreword indicates a hope that this account of the journeys of remarkable women will both instruct and inspire. Women's contributions in biological sciences are detailed here in deph and in accessible language.... academic libraries with programs in biological sciences and women's studies will find this title and the previous ones in the series very appropriate."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

"The length and depth of the aticles allows the authors to include details that shorter biographies would not have accommodated."-Rettig on Reference

"The very readable biobibliographies collected here provide detailed information concerning 65 women biologists, whose specializations cover a wide variety of subdisciplines. The work joins Grinstein's Women in Mathematics and Women in Chemistry and Physics as premier sources, providing a wealth of excellent material about women in these fields. Articles consist of three parts: 'Life, ' 'Work, ' and a bibliography that includes works both by and about the scientist. Interesting and well-written biographies include many frank accounts of the obstacles the women encountered. The 'Work' sections describe research in detail but are easy to understand. Many of the living biographees were interviewed, resulting in a number of interesting quotes, a nice touch.... Recommended for all libraries."-Choice