Georgia Rucker
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"The scientists, doctors, engineers, inventors, innovators, and disrupters in Girl Genius have done incredible things--from developing life-saving medical breakthroughs and uncovering lost cities to inventing taco-delivery copters and experimenting with robots. Each mini-biography tells a story of a woman who has used her STEM skills to change the world." -- From Amazon.com summary.
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"If you think you might want to launch or run a business someday, then this book is definitely for you! Profiles of 40 extraordinary entrepreneurs offer valuable insight and fascinating stories about what it takes to make your mark. Icons like Oprah and Diane von Furstenberg, young upstarts such as Noa Mintz and Mikaila Ulmer, and business powerhouses like Ursula Burns and Mary Barra illustrate the meaning of success."--Page [4] of cover.
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"On September 13th 2022, a young Kurdish-Iranian student, Mahsa Jina Amini, was arrested by the morality police in Tehran. Her only alleged 'crime' was that she wasn’t properly wearing the headscarf required for women by the Islamic Republic. At the police station, she was beaten so badly she had to be taken to the hospital, where she fell into a deep coma. She died three days later. The plight of this 22-year-old woman raised a wave of protests...