From the ancient world to the present-day women have been vital to the progress of science, yet their importance is overlooked, their stories lost, distorted, or actively suppressed. Forces of Nature sets the record straight and charts the fascinating history of women's discoveries in science. This thoroughly researched, authoritative work shows how women have managed to navigate a male-dominated scientific culture. Expert authors Anna Reser and Leila McNeill go beyond the familiar names such as Marie Curie and Rosalind Franklin to tell the hidden histories of women in science. They reveal extraordinary figures like the "lady computers" who charted the heavens at observatories around the world, archaeologists who worked to understand the Indigenous peoples of their own homelands, and trailblazing leaders who built new disciplines and forever changed the face of science. Book jacket.