Brief biographies of five African American scientists of this century.

Summarizes the lives and accomplishments of five women who were explorers in Africa.

Summarizes the lives and accomplishments of five women who were explorers in North and South America.

Brief biographical profiles of five African American inventors.

An introduction to the physical sciences precedes biographies of the following women in those fields: France Córdova, Sandra Faber, Shirley Ann Jackson, Marcia McNutt, and Karin Rabe.

Tells the stories of the careers of five women who work in medical science: Gail Flaggs, Patricia Hoben, Margaret Hostetter, Janis Jackson, and Betty Jane Khreiss.