Dr Marieke Bigg is the author of This Won’t Hurt and No Such Thing As Normal, alongside two novels. She holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Cambridge where her research focused on the debates on human embryo research in Britain. She is currently also training as a psychotherapist and works as a peer support coordinator and client liaison at the mental health charity Mind.

'This book celebrates the lives and achievements of 21 women who achieved significant scientific feats. The book is both inspiring, for the persistence of these scientists in navigating the obstacles placed in their paths, and frustrating in that they had so much to overcome.' —Dame Sarah Gilbert

Dr Marieke Bigg is the author of This Won’t Hurt and No Such Thing As Normal, alongside two novels. She holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Cambridge where her research focused on the debates on human embryo research in Britain. She is currently also training as a psychotherapist and works as a peer support coordinator and client liaison at the mental health charity Mind.

'This book celebrates the lives and achievements of 21 women who achieved significant scientific feats. The book is both inspiring, for the persistence of these scientists in navigating the obstacles placed in their paths, and frustrating in that they had so much to overcome.' —Dame Sarah Gilbert

Dr Marieke Bigg is the author of This Won’t Hurt and No Such Thing As Normal, alongside two novels. She holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Cambridge where her research focused on the debates on human embryo research in Britain. She is currently also training as a psychotherapist and works as a peer support coordinator and client liaison at the mental health charity Mind.

'This book celebrates the lives and achievements of 21 women who achieved significant scientific feats. The book is both inspiring, for the persistence of these scientists in navigating the obstacles placed in their paths, and frustrating in that they had so much to overcome.' —Dame Sarah Gilbert