Fortunately, in just the past few years we have seen the publication of a number of books dealing with the history and biography of women in science, including Rossiter's own excellent volume, Women Scientists in America.
But I also wish to comment on the statement in the review that Mary Treat, the early American botanist and entomologist, has never been included in any dictionary, despite her work with Charles Darwin. Mary Treat is included in my own recent book, Women Scientists From Antiquity to the Present: An Index (Locust Hill Press, 1986), as are more than 2,500 other women scientists. I certainly would concur with Rossiter's observations to the effect that the lives and accomplishments of the somewhat lesser-known but yet significant women scientists like Mary Treat should become more widely known.
