Patricia's vision : the doctor who saved sight [People Who Shaped Our World]by Lord, Michelle 

BTSB Prebound(Sterling Children's Books, 2020)

BTSB #: 587188 Available

Dewey: 617.7092/BAges: 6-8   
AR: 4.4 LG Lexile: 710

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Subjects: Bath, Patricia,|d1942-2019 Ophthalmologists - Biography Women inventors - Biography African American women - Biography Eye - Surgery Lasers in surgery - History

Summary: Born in 1940s Harlem, Patricia Bath dreamed of being a doctor--even though that wasn't a career option for most women. This biography follows Dr. Bath in her quest to become an ophthalmologist and restore sight to the blind. When everyone else had given up hope, she invented a specialized laser for removing cataracts, becoming the first African American woman doctor to receive a medical patent.

Trailblazers : 33 women in science who changed the world by Swaby, Rachel 

BTSB Prebound(Delacorte Press, 2016)

BTSB #: 867428 Available

Dewey: 509.22/CAges: 10-14   
Lexile: 1130 F&P: Z

Genres:

Subjects: Women scientists - Biography Women inventors - Biography

Summary: A collection of profiles of some of history's most fascinating female scientists.