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Fifty-two inspiring and insightful profiles of historys brightest female scientists. In 2013, theNew York Timespublished an obituary for Yvonne Brill. It began She made a mean beef stroganoff, followed her husband from job to job, and took eight years off from work to raise three children. It wasnt until the second paragraph that readers discovered why theTimes had devoted several hundred words to her life Brill was a brilliant rocket scientist who invented a propulsion system to keep communications satellites in orbit, and had recently been awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Among the questions the obituaryand consequent outcryprompted were, Who are the role models for todays female scientists, and where can we find the stories that cast them in their true lightHeadstrongdelivers a powerful, global, and engaging response.
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Rachel Swaby is a writer and producer. Her work has appeared in the Runner's World, Wired, The Atlantic, New Yorker.com, and others. Her work has been nominated for a National Magazine Award. She currently hosts a podcast called Human Race for Runner's World. She grew up in Northern California and now lives in Brooklyn.
