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