ContributorsForeword-Congresswoman Louise Slaughter xvPrefacesFrom Rachel J. Whitaker xviiFrom Hazel A. Barton xixAbout the Editors xxiii1 The Group Accomplishes More than the Individual 1Bonnie L. Bassler2 Exploring the Living Infinite 9Antje Boetius3 Oceans of Prochlorococcus 19Sallie "Penny" Chisholm4 Catalyst of a Quiet Revolution 29Margaret Dayhoff5 A Pioneer Among South American Scientists 37Johanna Döbereiner6 A Path of Creativity, Persistence, and Rigorous Testing 49Diana Downs7 A Force of Nature 57Nicole Dubilier8 A Force in the World of Environmental Microbiology 65Katrina J. Edwards9 The Shoulders Upon Which So Many Stand 75Alice Catherine Evans10 Groundbreaking Journey of a Microbial Matriarch 87Mary K. Firestone11 Turbulence and Triumph 99Lady Amalia Fleming12 A Renaissance Woman in Microbiology 105Katrina T. Forest13 Unlocking the Genetic Code of Emerging Outbreaks 113Elodie Ghedin14 A Woman of Grace and Acerbic Wit 121Jane Gibson15 Scarred Pioneer and Protector of the Biosphere 125Millicent C. Goldschmidt16 An Exceptional Scientist and Mentor 137Susan Gottesman17 Free Spirit 147Carlyn Halde18 Adviser, Teacher, Role Model, Friend 159Jo Handelsman19 With Grace, Enthusiasm, and True Grit 171Caroline Harwood20 Lifelong Mentor 183Marian Johnson-Thompson21 Salt of the Earth 193Carol D. Litchfield22 The First African-American to Earn a Ph.D. in the Natural Sciences 207Ruth E. Moore23 The Winding Path of a Brilliant Scientific Life 213Nancy A. Moran24 Ensuring That No Knowledge Is Ever Lost 219Flora Patterson25 Creativity through Freedom 233Felicitas Pfeifer26 An Early Mycologist 237Beatrix Potter27 An Almost Unbeatable Force 243Abigail Salyers28 Enthusiasm and Insight in the World of Archaea 253Christa Schleper29 An Early Voice for Bacterial Biochemical Experimenters 257Marjory Stephenson30 A Rewarding Career and Life in Balance 269Michele Swanson31 Broken Vials and Urgency 283The Legacy of Patricia Ann Webb32 It's Never Too Late to Bloom 295Donna M. Wolk33 Pioneer in Microbial Genetics 305Esther Miriam Zimmer Lederberg34 Women Microbiologists at Rutgers in the Early Golden Age of Antibiotics 317