A comprehensive biographical guide to the scientific achievements, personal lives, and struggles of women scientists from around the globe. * A-Z entries from Madge Gertrude Adam to Audrey Wood, covering disciplines such as psychology, astronomy, physics, medicine, agriculture, paleontology, and more * Contributions from a number of women scientists practicing today * Photographs of scientists such as Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Maria Montessori * Full, end-of-entry bibliographies, a list of women scientists by specialty, and a comprehensive index