Book Review | Women in Science

Author: Rachel Ignotofsky

Series: None

Genre: None fiction, biography 

Published: 2016

Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Pages: 128

Age Group: 9 +

A charmingly illustrated and educational book, Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from the ancient to the modern world. Full of striking, singular art, this fascinating collection also contains infographics about relevant topics such as lab equipment, rates of women currently working in STEM fields, and an illustrated scientific glossary. The trailblazing women profiled include well-known figures like primatologist Jane Goodall, as well as lesser-known pioneers such as Katherine Johnson, the African-American physicist and mathematician who calculated the trajectory of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission to the moon.  

Women in Science celebrates the achievements of the intrepid women who have paved the way for the next generation of female engineers, biologists, mathematicians, doctors, astronauts, physicists, and more!

The main thing that captured my attention about this book at first sight was the illustrations. And that's still probably my favorite part about this book! ;) Women in Science is a collection of short profile biographies about 50 various women who contributed to the fields of science. I love the book's layout, with the beautiful illustrations and the short but engaging biographies. I learned about several women scientists that I had never heard of, and new facts about ones I did know of! My main reason for rating it four stars is that I didn't appreciate the feminist undertone of the book. It certainly wasn't as feminist as it could have been, but it wasn't really necessary to keep saying over and over again how men had hindered women from learning about science and how women finally were able to "break the rules".  But there wasn't as much of it as I would have expected, and overall, I just overlooked those parts and enjoyed learning new facts about women scientists in history! 7 out of 10 hearts-♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

**I received this book from Blogging from Books in exchange for an honest review**

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Thanks for reading, and have a great week!

//Emily

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