A Steminist Force: A STEM Picture Book for Girls
Laura W. Carter’s A Steminist Force is a valuable resource for promoting girl power and encouraging young girls to explore STEM subjects fearlessly, featuring illustrations by Anna Doherty.

We are girls as bright as fire!
We’re a STEMINIST brigade.
Leaving blazing trails behind us
On our groundbreaking crusade.

Written in rhyme with young girls in mind, A Steminist Force is a rallying cry of rhythmic prose that celebrates female contributions in STEM fields across the world and throughout history. From mathematicians to meteorologists, from architects to astronauts, this book celebrates pioneering women’s contributions to STEM fields across the world.

With backmatter detailing each woman’s individual contributions to her field, this colorful picture book is the perfect classroom or living room tool to introduce children to remarkable women in STEM history and to encourage girls to continue exploring STEM subjects in their own education.
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A Steminist Force: A STEM Picture Book for Girls
Laura W. Carter’s A Steminist Force is a valuable resource for promoting girl power and encouraging young girls to explore STEM subjects fearlessly, featuring illustrations by Anna Doherty.

We are girls as bright as fire!
We’re a STEMINIST brigade.
Leaving blazing trails behind us
On our groundbreaking crusade.

Written in rhyme with young girls in mind, A Steminist Force is a rallying cry of rhythmic prose that celebrates female contributions in STEM fields across the world and throughout history. From mathematicians to meteorologists, from architects to astronauts, this book celebrates pioneering women’s contributions to STEM fields across the world.

With backmatter detailing each woman’s individual contributions to her field, this colorful picture book is the perfect classroom or living room tool to introduce children to remarkable women in STEM history and to encourage girls to continue exploring STEM subjects in their own education.
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A Steminist Force: A STEM Picture Book for Girls

A Steminist Force: A STEM Picture Book for Girls

A Steminist Force: A STEM Picture Book for Girls

A Steminist Force: A STEM Picture Book for Girls

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Overview

Laura W. Carter’s A Steminist Force is a valuable resource for promoting girl power and encouraging young girls to explore STEM subjects fearlessly, featuring illustrations by Anna Doherty.

We are girls as bright as fire!
We’re a STEMINIST brigade.
Leaving blazing trails behind us
On our groundbreaking crusade.

Written in rhyme with young girls in mind, A Steminist Force is a rallying cry of rhythmic prose that celebrates female contributions in STEM fields across the world and throughout history. From mathematicians to meteorologists, from architects to astronauts, this book celebrates pioneering women’s contributions to STEM fields across the world.

With backmatter detailing each woman’s individual contributions to her field, this colorful picture book is the perfect classroom or living room tool to introduce children to remarkable women in STEM history and to encourage girls to continue exploring STEM subjects in their own education.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781641709606
Publisher: Familius
Publication date: 03/19/2024
Pages: 32
Sales rank: 1,063,115
Product dimensions: 8.20(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile: AD710L (what's this?)
Age Range: 3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Laura W. Carter is a native of Oxford, Alabama. After earning a Bachelor of History in 2008 and a Master of Education in 2009 from the University of Montevallo, she and her husband moved to Huntsville, where they both began their careers as teachers. She has taught history at the high school level since 2013 and is also certified to teach English and language arts. The Elect and Restoration were her first published books, and they were released from a small press beginning in 2013. Since then, she has expanded her writing into all realms of kidlit with a particular fondness toward writing picture books that her son would enjoy. Laura’s adult life has been and continues to be dedicated to working with youth and encouraging them to love stories, history, and learning.

Table of Contents

Scientists Featured: Sofia Kovalevskaya, Dorthy Vaughan, Maryam Mirzakhani, Ada Lovelace, Kathleen McNulty, Mauchly Antonelli, Jean Jennings Bartik, Frances Bilas Spence, Ruth Lichterman Teitelmaum, Grace Hopper, Karen Spärck Jones, Valentina Tereshkova, Sally Ride, Mae Jemison, Kalpana Chaula, Marie Curie, Ruby Pane Scott, Katherine Johnson, Wu Chien-Shiung, Anna Comstock, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Rachel Carson, Wangari Maathai, Berta Isabel Caceres Flores, Jane Addams, Virginia Satir, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Insoo Kim Berg, Elizabeth Blackwell, Rebecca Lee Crumpler, Susan La Flesche Picotte, Dr. Pearl Kendrick, Helen Taussig, Maria Andrade, Evangelina Villegas, Michiyo Tsujimura, Savitribia Phule, Maria Montessori, Alice Freeman Palmer, Phillis Wheatley, Rachel Carson, Betty Friedan, Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Shelly, Sylvia Earle, Maria de los Angeles Alvarino Gonzalez, Rosa Mabel Lee, Marie Tharp, Florence Bascom, Inge Lehmann, Hedy Lamarr, Ellen Ochoa, Edith Clarke, Emily Warren Roebling, Beatrix Shilling, Eunice Foote, Dr. Joanne Simpson, June Bacon-Bercy, Ada Monzón, Marion Mahony Griffin, Elizabeth Scott, Norma Merrick Sklarek, Dame Zaha Hadid, Dame Maud Cunnington, Gertrude Bell, Dorthy Garrod, and Zelia Maria Magdelena Nuttall. 
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