{"product_id":"mothers-and-daughters-of-invention-notes-for-a-revised-history-of-technology-paperback-softback-9780813521978","title":"Mothers and Daughters of Invention; Notes for a Revised History of Technology (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813521978","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMothers and Daughters of Invention\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNotes for a Revised History of Technology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAutumn Stanley (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813521978\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 October 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e748 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.2 x 4.1 cm, 1.048 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAn indispensable reference tool.\u003c\/div\u003e (Choice) \u003cdiv\u003eA clearly written volume which the non-academic can easily and enjoyably read.\u003c\/div\u003e (New Moon Parenting) \u003cdiv\u003eInvaluable. There is nothing else with as much information between two covers on the market.\u003c\/div\u003e - Ruth Schwartz Cowan (President, Society for the History of Technology)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWritten in an engaging and accessible style, this first broadly focused compensatory history of technology not only includes women's contributions but begins the long-overdue task of redefining \u003ci\u003etechnology\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003esignificant technology\u003c\/i\u003e and to value these contributions correctly. Stanley traces women's inventions in five vital areas of technology worldwide--agriculture, medicine, reproduction, machines, and computers--from prehistory (or origin) forward, profiling hundreds of women, both famous and obscure. The author does not ignore theory. She contributes a paradigm for male takeovers of technologies originated by women.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Daughters of Ceres, Songi, and Corn Mother: Women Inventors and Innovators in Agriculture and Related Technology\u003cbr\u003e 2. Daughters of Isis, Gula, Hygieia, and Brigit: Women Inventors in Health and Medicine\u003cbr\u003e 3. Daughters of Hera, Eileithyia, Prokris, and Teteu Innan: Women Inventors and Innovators in Sex, Fertility, and Anti-Fertility Technology\u003cbr\u003e 4. Daughters of Athena, Semiramis, Margaret Knight, and Wei-Feng Ying: Women Inventors of Tools and Machines\u003cbr\u003e 5. Daughters of the Enchantress of Numbers and Grandma COBOL: Women Inventors and Innovators in Computers and Related Technology\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendixes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52702468931864,"sku":"9780813521978","price":33.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/mothers-and-daughters-of-invention-notes-for-a-revised-history-of-technology-paperback-softback-9780813521978","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}