Feminine Ingenuity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Feminine Ingenuity write by Anne L. MacDonald. This book was released on 1994-02-08. Feminine Ingenuity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Written with clarity and a lively eye both for detail and for the progress of feminism in the United States." SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE In this fascinating study of American women inventors, historian Anne Macdonald shows how creative, resourceful, and entrepreneurial women helped to shatter the ancient stereotypes of mechanically inept womanhood. In presenting their stories, Anne Macdonald's thorough research in patent archives and her engaging use of period magazine, journals, lectures, records from major fairs and expositions, and interviews, have made her book nothing less than an overall history of the women's movement in America.
Feminine Ingenuity
Feminine Ingenuity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Feminine Ingenuity write by Anne L. Macdonald. This book was released on 1992. Feminine Ingenuity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Written with clarity and a lively eye both for detail and for the progress of feminism in the United States." SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE In this fascinating study of American women inventors, historian Anne Macdonald shows how creative, resourceful, and entrepreneurial women helped to shatter the ancient stereotypes of mechanically inept womanhood. In presenting their stories, Anne Macdonald's thorough research in patent archives and her engaging use of period magazine, journals, lectures, records from major fairs and expositions, and interviews, have made her book nothing less than an overall history of the women's movement in America. "From the Trade Paperback edition.
Professional Pursuits
Professional Pursuits - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Professional Pursuits write by Catherine W. Zipf. This book was released on 2007. Professional Pursuits available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Zipf focuses on five gifted women in various parts of the country. In San Diego, Hazel Wood Waterman parlayed her Arts and Crafts training into a career in architecture. Cincinnati's Mary Louise McLaughlin expanded on her interest in Arts and Crafts pottery by inventing new ceramic technology. New York's Candace Wheeler established four businesses that used Arts and Crafts production to help other women earn a living. In Syracuse, both Adelaide Alsop Robineau and Irene Sargent were responsible for disseminating Arts and Crafts-related information through the movement's publications. Each woman's story is different, but each played an important part in the creation of professional opportunities for women in a male-dominated society.".
Scheming Women
Scheming Women - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Scheming Women write by Cynthia Hogue. This book was released on 1995-09-14. Scheming Women available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book uses post structuralist, psychoanalytic, and feminist theories to read the poetry of Dickinson, Moore, H.D., and Rich.
Wonder Women
Wonder Women - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Wonder Women write by Sam Maggs. This book was released on 2016-10-04. Wonder Women available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A fun and feminist celebration of the forgotten women in science, technology, and beyond—from the bestselling author of The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy. You may think you know women’s history pretty well. But have you ever heard of: • Alice Ball, the chemist who developed an effective treatment for leprosy—only to have the credit taken by a man? • Mary Sherman Morgan, the rocket scientist whose liquid fuel compounds blasted the first U.S. satellite into orbit? • Huang Daopo, the inventor whose weaving technology revolutionized textile production in China—centuries before the cotton gin? Smart women have always been able to achieve amazing things, even when the odds were stacked against them. In Wonder Women, author Sam Maggs tells the stories of the brilliant, brainy, and totally rad women in history who broke barriers as scientists, engineers, mathematicians, adventurers, and inventors. Plus, interviews with real-life women in STEM careers, an extensive bibliography, and a guide to women-centric science and technology organizations—all to show the many ways the geeky girls of today can help to build the future. Table of Contents: Women of Science Women of Medicine Women of Espionage Women of Innovation Women of Adventure
