"This brand-new series highlights some of the major contributions women have made in the world of science. Photographs throughout"-- Provided by publisher.

Mary Seacole -- Elizabeth Blackwell -- At work with: Elizabeth Blackwell -- Alice Ball -- At work with: Alice Ball -- Tu Youyou -- Florence Nightingale -- Dorothy Hodgkin -- Suasan La Flesche Picotte -- Rosalyn Sussman Yallow -- Helen Rodriguez Trias -- Elizabeth Blackburn -- Patricia Bath -- Sarah Gilbert -- Timeline -- Where in the world? -- Words of wisdom.