A <em>New York Times Book Review</em> Editors' Choice<br /> A <em>Publishers Weekly</em> and New York Public Library Best Book of the Year<br /> Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by <em>The Millions</em> and <em>Literary Hub</em><br /><br /> "Thoroughly absorbing.... A beautiful synthesis of diverse women's experiences, combining history with memoir and a call to action." --Jill Watts, <em>New York Times Book Review</em><br /><br /> An award-winning historian shows how girls who found self-understanding in the natural world became women who changed America.