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For most of the 20th century, American women had little encouragement to become scientists. In 1906, there were only 75 female scientists employed by academic institutions in the entire country. Despite considerable barriers, determined women have, however, decidedly distinguished themselves. Three examples: Astronomer Annie Jump Cannon discovered five novas and over 300 other stars. Mathematician and computer scientist Grace Hopper helped invent the COBOL language. Anesthesiologist Virginia Apgar devised the now universally used Apgar score to make a rapid evaluation of a newborn's condition...

Frances Wright was a pioneer in the fight for women's reproductive rights in late-19th century America. She received little support at the time, but laid the foundation for those who followed. Margaret Sanger championed the universal availability of contraception. Betty Friedan founded the National Organization for Women (NOW). This book contains eleven biographies of women who fought for women's reproductive rights and their rights to education about sexuality. Each made a significant contribution to women's emancipation from repressive sexual attitudes and laws.

This work presents information on 20 British and American women detective authors who wrote during the 20th century. British authors include: Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, Gladys Mitchell and Ruth Rendell. US authors include Patricia Highsmith, Edna Buchanan, Sue Grafton and Megan Rust.

This work features cartoonists whose comic strips appeared in American newspapers between 1945 and 1980, including Charles Schulz, Alex Raymond and Frank King. The author provides a biographical sketch of each cartoonist, with special attention given to the cartoonist's career and characters.