Bookedited by Rachel J. Whitaker, Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois Urbana, and Hazel A. Barton, Department of Biology, the University of Akron.
Contents:
1. Bonnie L. Bassler: the group accomplishes more than the individual
2. Antje Boetius: exploring the living infinite
3. Sallie "Penny" Chisholm and oceans of Prochlorococcus
4. Margaret Dayhoff: catalyst of a quiet revolution
5. Johanna Döbereiner: a pioneer among South American scientists
6. Diana Downs: a path of creativity, persistence, and rigorous testing
7. Nicole Dubilier: a force of nature
8. Katrina J. Edwards: a force in the world of environmental microbiology
9. Alice Catherine Evans: the shoulders upon which so many stand
10. Mary K. Firestone: groundbreaking journey of a microbial matriarch
11. Lady Amalia Fleming: turbulence and triumph
12. Katrina T. Forest: a renaissance woman in microbiology
13. Elodie Ghedin: unlocking the genetic code of emerging outbreaks
14. Jane Gibson: a woman of grace and acerbic wit
15. Millicent C. Goldschmidt: scarred pioneer and protector of the biosphere
16. Susan Gottesman: an exceptional scientist and mentor
17. Carlyn Halde: free spirit
18. Jo Handelsman: adviser, teacher, role model, friend
19. Caroline Harwood: with grace, enthusiasm, and true grit
20. Marian Johnson-Thompson: lifelong mentor
21. Carol D. Litchfield: salt of the earth
22. Ruth E. Moore: the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in the natural sciences
23. Nancy A. Moran: the winding path of a brillant scientific life
24. Flora Patterson: ensuring that no knowledge is ever lost
25. Felicitas Pfeifer: creativity through freedom
26. Beatrix Potter: an early mycologist
27. Abigail Salyers: an almost unbeatable force
28. Christa Schleper: enthusiasm and insight in the world of Archaea
29. Marjory Stephenson: an early voice for bacterial biochemical experimenters
30. Michele Swanson: a rewarding career and life in balance
31. The legacy of Patricia Ann Webb: broken vials and urgency
32. Donna M. Wolk: it's never too late to bloom
33. Esther Miriam Zimmer Lederberg: pioneer in microbial genetics
34. Women microbiologists at Rutgers in the early golden age of antibiotics.