Table Of Contents

Introduction ............................................ pg 3

Marie Curie .......................................... pg 4-5

Gladys West ......................................... pg 6-7

Mae C. Jemison .................................... pg 8-9

Jane Goodall..................................... pg 10-11

 Leela Hazza...................................... pg 12-13

Index....................................................... pg 14

Glossary................ ................................. pg 15

References ............................................ pg 16

About the Author...........................................pg 17

By Alexis Ore

Introduction

Women scientists have done a lot for the world, but they sometimes don't get the credit that they deserve. This book goes over just a few of the amazing women scientists that have done amazing things for the world. 

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Marie Curie

Marie Curie discovered radium and polonium, elements on the periodic table*, and helped contribute to cancer research that is still used today.  She is the first woman to win a Nobel prize* and the only woman to win two Nobel prizes. 

*Nobel Prize - prizes for great work in the sciences

*Periodic Table - chemical elements arranged in order

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Gladys West

Gladys West used her math and programming skills to make an accurate model of the Earth which was used to make the Global Positioning System* (GPS). 

*Global positioning system - a map that shows you where you are and tells you how to get somewhere

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Mae C. Jemison

American astronaut and physician* who became the first African American woman to be admitted into NASA’s astronaut training program and became the first African American woman in space. 

*Physician - a person who practices medicine

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