An illustrated collection of true stories of pioneers across areas of knowledge and achievement, featuring Aretha Franklin, Alan Turing, Jane Goodall and a diverse range of others. Caitlin Kuhwald illustrates.

Introduction - i: Introduction Chapter - 1: Ada Lovelace Chapter - 2: Maria Mitchell Chapter - 3: Emily Warren Roebling Chapter - 4: Nikola Tesla Chapter - 5: Barnum Brown Chapter - 6: Nettie Stevens Chapter - 7: Robert H. Goddard Chapter - 8: Meret Oppenheim Chapter - 9: Mary Golda Ross Chapter - 10: Claude Shannon Chapter - 11: Maria Tallchief Chapter - 12: Alan Turing Chapter - 13: James E. M. West Chapter - 14: The Inventors: Featuring Isaac Newton, Charles Fritts, Hedy Lamarr, Temple Grandin, Ralph Baer, Lonnie G. Johnson and Timothy Berners-Lee Chapter - 15: Jane Goodall Chapter - 16: Mary Allen Wilkes Chapter - 17: Mary Kenneth Keller Chapter - 18: Walter Alvarez Chapter - 19: Alexa Canady Chapter - 20: Leading Ladies: Featuring Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Caroline Herschel, Elizabeth Blackwell, Ellen Swallow Richards, Marguerite Thomas Williams, Debbie Gibson, Antonia Novello, Ellen Ochoa, Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Smith Chapter - 21: Thai Lee Chapter - 22: Aretha Franklin Chapter - 23: Slyvia Earle Chapter - 24: Mae Jemison Chapter - 25: Toni Morrison Chapter - 26: John Herrington Chapter - 27: Zaha Hadid Chapter - 28: Jennifer Yuh Nelson Chapter - 29: Mindy Kaling Chapter - 30: Marissa Mayer Chapter - 31: Maryam Mirzakhani Chapter - 32: Tu Youyou Chapter - 33: Ava Duvernay Chapter - 34: Riz Ahmed Chapter - 35: Johanna Lucht Section - ii: They Did It First ¿ Across Time Section - iii: Illustrator's Note Section - iii: Further Exploration