Mothers and Daughters of Invention

Notes for a Revised History of Technology

Author: Autumn Stanley
ISBN: 9780813521978

Written 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 technology and significant technology 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.

Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publish Date: 1995

Subjects: Social Science / Women's Studies, Technology & Engineering / General, Technology & Engineering / Drafting & Mechanical Drawing

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: STEM)