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American Profiles Women Scientists

American Profiles Women Scientists. Presented By: Jodie Rudd Library 150 Spring 2009. Nancy Veglahn. On The Title Slide. The Picture that is shown on the title slide is of Rachel Carson (1907-1964), she was best-known as America’s most controversial, environmentalist . Call Number.

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American Profiles Women Scientists

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  1. American Profiles Women Scientists Presented By: Jodie Rudd Library 150 Spring 2009 Nancy Veglahn

  2. On The Title Slide • The Picture that is shown on the title slide is of Rachel Carson (1907-1964), she was best-known as America’s most controversial, environmentalist.

  3. Call Number R 509.22 Veglahn

  4. Bibliographic citation (MLA Format): • Veglahn, Nancy. Women Scientists. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 1991. Print.

  5. ArrangementContent: • Introduction • Alice Eastwood • Nettie Maria Stevens • Annie Jump Cannon • Alice Hamilton • Edith Quimby • Gerty Cori • Margaret Mead • Barbara McClintock • Rachel Carson • Rosalyn Yalow • Mildred Dresselhaus • Index • Arranged in a chapter format, with each chapter covering an individual (11 total subjects) .

  6. Indexing: • Index is located on page 129 and goes through page 134, alphabetically lists keywords and the pages they are located.

  7. Scope and Currency: • Material is in English, covers material up to 1991, deals with historical women in scientific roles. Available at Grandstaff Library on Ft. Lewis as well as online retailers such as Amazon.com. • The most current version is as of 1991. Currency is relevant.

  8. Intended Purpose/Additional Purposes Served • To provide education on 11 women who made scientific breakthroughs in world history. “All these American women scientist wanted to make a contribution to the world they lived in and to those who would come after them”. Introduction, page ix • Providing valuable information for educators putting together women’s history month piece.

  9. Format • Hardcover Book only, 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches, 134 pages. No other versions available.

  10. Special features: • Chronologies, further reading lists, concise introduction to general subject of the book.

  11. Authority/Credentials • Nancy Veglahan -Teacher at South Dakota State University, author of several books for children and young adults.

  12. Personal impression • I found this book to be very educational, it shows in detail how hard these remarkable women had to work to become the people that they are know for today. However I do wish there was newer edition available.

  13. Examples typifying reference uses • Who was Edith Quimby? -Was a pioneering researcher in radiation physics. • What scientific discovery did Nettie Maria Stevens do? -She discovered that the male chromosomes are the sole determiner of the sex in a fertilized egg.

  14. Complementary sources, either print or electronic • American Profiles: Women Scientists

  15. Illustration Examples Margaret Mead 1901-1978 Helped to create the new science of anthropology. Gerty Cori 1896-1957 Was a biochemist at Washington University, researched with her Husband, on how the human body changes food into energy. Annie Jump Cannon 1863-1941 Classified more than 350,000 stars during her lifetime.

  16. Review - FromAcademic Search Complete

  17. Citations • Camper, C.A., and T.E. Jones.. "Book reviews." School Library Journal 38.4 (Apr. 1992): 162. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. • Veglahn, Nancy. Women Scientists. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 1991. Print.

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