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Persistent Sisters: Writers
   Persistent Sisters - 2018

Notes: The series expansion features notable women from science, technology, engineering, 
and mathematics. It was  originally released through a Kickstarter campaign. Further 
information and scans are posted at the Persistant Sisters website.

Set: 30 cards.

   Personality / Card Text          Role                        Lifespan

Base Cards

   Ada Lovelace                     Mathematician               1815-1852
   Alice Ball                       Chemist                     1892-1916
   Alice Perry                      Engineer                    1885-1969
   Annie Jump Cannon                Astronomer                  1863-1941
   Bessie Blount Griffin            Physical Therapist/Inventor 1914-2009
   Chien-Shiung Wu                  Physicist                   1912-1997
   Florence Nightingale             Statistician                1820-1910
   Grace Hopper                     Computer Scientist          1906-1992
   Hedy Lamarr                      Inventor                    1914-2000
   Helen Octavia Dickens            Physician                   1909-2001
   Lillian Gilbreth                 Industrial Engineer         1878-1972
   Maria Sibylla Merian             Naturalist                  1647-1717
   Marie Curie                      Physicist                   1867-1934
   Marie Maynard Daly               Chemist                     1921-2003
   Mary Anning                      Paleontologist              1799-1847
   Nettie Stevens                   Geneticist                  1861-1912
   Nora Stanton Blatch              Engineer                    1883-1971
   Rachel Carson                    Biologist                   1907-1964
   Rebecca Lee Crumpler             Physician                   1831-1895
   Sarah Frances Whiting            Physicist/Astronomer        1847-1927
   Susan La Flesche Picotte         Physician                   1865-1915
   Wangari Maathai                  Environmentalist            1940-2011

She Persisted (Quotes) Cards

   Courage is like - it's a habitus, a habit, a virtu           Marie Maynard Daly
   Nothing in life is to be fearedk, it is only to be           Marie Curie
   A tree has roots in the soil, yet reaches up to th           Wangari Maathai
   One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, "Wha           Rachel Carson

Did You Know? (Spread the Word) Cards

   Maria Sybilla Merian, at the age of 13, made detai
   Bessie Blount Griffin wasn't allowed to write with
   Both an activist and an environmentalist, Wangari
   Nettie Stevens, Hedy Lamarr, Chien-SHiung Wu - the

Gift Box Bonus Items

   About the Illustrator: Meg Wagler
   Trading Card Checklist (paper bifold)
   Sticker (Persistent Sisters)
   Temporary Tattoo (Persistent Sisters)
   Persistent Sisters: 8-card pack


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