An amazing book chock full of great details. Perfect for the science lover or anyone who wants to learn more about women in science.

Well written and spanning across centuries and continents, this collection of snapshots into some amazing women of science will be a great gift for young girls around the holidays this year.

This is an informative little book with lovely images to show how women have always contributed to science, even if we are rarely shown this. I hope it is inspiring to young girls and we see even more change in the next generation. While it may or may not be getting easier for women to succeed in these industries (tech and science are still largely filled with men) hopefully with girls becoming more aware of the amazing contributions of other women they will be able to follow their passions without worrying what the world thinks.

I love any book that can inspire girls to seek out careers in the field of Science. This book is perfect for showing girls that women have a strong history in the scientific field. Most fields of science are covered and the women who were pioneers in these fields come from diverse backgrounds. I think this book can be so inspiring for so many girls. It is well written without going into too many details which makes it age appropriate. It includes a glossary of terms at the back for words that are unknown. My only concern is that the illustrations seem a bit juvenile even for the 8+ suggested age range. But content is on target and as a teacher I would definitely include this in my classroom and would use it to reference many of the women featured in the book.

I love books like this and my 5 year old daughter can't get enough of them either. I love that the book can be read in order, or you can jump around based on your child's interests. A great book for girls who are interested in science!

This book is a fantastic resource for elementary school students, especially girls, who are interested in science. Reading it either in order or at random, they will see all that women have accomplished despite formidable obstacles. Girls will realize that with curiosity and perseverance there is no limit to what they can accomplish.

The book begins with a helpful introduction on women in science. One fact that I learned, for example, was that, since women did not attend university until about 200 years ago, many women were educated in convents. The book goes on to look at scientists in many fields with entries that date all the way from 2700 b.c.e to current times. Adults will see names that they recognize along with many that may be new to them. Girls will read about physicians, astronomers, plant scientists, women in computing, environmentalists and more. There are women from many cultures and societies in this book which attempts to be diverse.

I wish that I had had a book like this when I was thinking about what I wanted to be when I grew up. It is expansive, well illustrated, easy to read and full of inspiring stories. By the way, this book is not only for girls. Boys will be inspired and also be reminded that girls are their equals.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this book in exchange for an honest review.

*3.5-4 Stars*

"101 Awesome Women Who Transformed Science" was a joy to read-- out of the 101 women listed I recognised only about 15 of them! Each biography has a picture and has descriptions of the scientists' accomplishments that are easily accessible. All of the women listed are definitely worthy of further study.

My issue with this book is that the women who are in it (who are all super awesome) tend to be white, straight, from a westernised country, and doing okay socioeconomically. I did not see any women who were disabled, transgender, lesbians and the women also tended to be from either North America or Europe. I realise that in no small part this is likely because WoC, disabled women and women from non-western countries are less likely to be given the same opportunities, but it was still a noticeable gap. Should it be that there were just not enough notable women in science who are disabled, PoC etc., I think a note mentioning that would be useful. As this is a book for children, it needs to emphasize that different skin colours or sexual orientations do not make one less worthy or incapable of doing beautiful things.

This book is doing important work-- the work just needs to be more intersectional and more blatant about why racism, homophobia etc is another reason women are ignored in science.

I was really pleased to read this book on Netgalley. It is one that I think could be a brilliant addition to any library and school.
These compendiums are fascinating and easy ways to discover new and important people in history. In this case it is women in history who made outstanding contributions to science. There are many women who I hadn't heard about but was so pleased I learned more about them.
The book is simply laid out, full of facts and all the biographies are short and sweet, ensuring that children will learn the essentials about the women.

This is an awesome book for kids, but especially for young girls. It gives us a brief overview of over 100 women who have made contributions to various scientific fields. Dating from ancient Greece and Egypt, all the way up to present day, it highlights the fact that women have always played a role in many areas of science, even when those doors were closed to us.
A great way to introduce kids to STEM.

This was a really good book, I loved the introduction to these remarkable women, some of whom are little known. I loved the layout and the length of the chapters being a few pages for each woman was great.

This is the perfect book for children to get them to know a little about them and to hopefully want to go off and find out more. As an adult I had heard of a few of those features but there were plenty of women in the book that I had not heard of, and now I want to read more on.

It is 5 stars from me for this one - very highly recommended!!

I really wish this book had been around when I was a child, I would have loved it. I found it very enjoyable, it focusses on remarkable women in science from 2700BC to the present day. I really appreciated the fact that it was in chronological order (I’m also currently reading a history of medicine book that jumps about in time, and it is so confusing!). I would have enjoyed more detail on each of the women, but then there wouldn’t be room for so many!

I can see this being an excellent book to read with a child (or let them read alone), particularly one who shows interest in science, maths and so on. You could then look up more information on the women, or the science, they were most interested in. The illustrations are lovely, and something I would have very much enjoyed as a child.

I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I really liked this book for children. Unlike some other 'women who' type books, it doesn't have too much detail or text - just enough to interest children without putting them off.

I liked the sketches of objects that were/are important to the women featured. It helped to put their achievements into context. The glossary at the back was really useful too.

I'd definitely include this in my school library collection.

These biography anthologies are really becoming a dime a dozen. For me to purchase one for my library something really has to stand out.