Rating: 4/5
Primates examines the lives of three female scientists that devoted their work to the study of man's closest relatives. It interested me to see how similar their stories are, particularly the way that they got started.
The book highlights parts of the careers of each woman. It would be difficult to go in depth in a person's life for a book in this format, much less the three presented here. The creators do a great job of bridging the stories together and presenting them as a whole.
There are times where things go unexplained and there are some prejudices that aren't addressed. These aren't major issues as the few items that aren't explained don't really affect the stories presented. While the other things directly impact the story, I think it would be difficult for the creators to address this and stay true to the material they were drawing from.
This is a nice overview of these pioneering women, which should whet the appetite for more information. A list of sources is included at the end for interested readers to delve further.
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