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Lost Women of Science by Lost Women of Science

Dec 4, 202521:16Science & Medicine

The Lost Women of Science by Melina Gerosa Bellows and Katie Hafner is an exciting book for young readers that brings to life the stories of ten remarkable women who changed the world of science but have been forgotten,...

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