Patently Female From AZT to TV Dinners, Stories of Women Inventors and Their Breakthrough Ideas

by Vare, Ethlie Ann; Ptacek, Greg

• ISBN13: 9780471023340
• ISBN10: 0471023345
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-11-26
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Discover the trials & triumphs of great female inventors Astrolabe Automatic Dishwasher Barbie Doll Buffered Aspirin COBOL Cotton Gin Disposable Phone Drip Coffeemaker Fabric Softener Sheets Hang Glider IV Fluids Jell-O Kevlar Mars Rover Nystatin PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) Protease Inhibitors Rolfing Smallpox Variolation Space Suit Spic & Span Tract Housing Vacuum Canning Windshield Wipers Zig-Zag Sewing Machine Zovirax and many, many more! Reviews for Mothers of Invention by Ethlie Ann Vare and Greg Ptacek "It's a fascinating and gratifying book..It gives us a positive view of women's inventiveness, from the frivolous to the noble." -The New York Times Book Review "It is the wide spectrum of female humanity and ability in this book that makes it an especially valuable addition to the growing popular library on the accomplishments and work lives of women." -Los Angeles Times "An informative collection of talent, trivia, and history, Mothers of Invention will interest most anyone. More importantly, though, it will serve to inspire girls and women of all ages. For that reason, it belongs on the shelves of schools and public libraries everywhere." -Tampa Tribune "Wonderful..A book to be dipped into and sampled at one's leisure." -The Chicago Biweekly "This fascinating volume will find a place in the browsing sections of both adult and YA collections.recommended." -Library Journal One of the "Best Books for Young Adults," American Library Association, 1988

Author Biography

ETHLIE ANN VARE is a journalist and screenwriter who lectures frequently at colleges and universities around the United States.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Ruth Handler
Barbie Doll
Preface	ix
Janet L. Rideout
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction	1	(4)
Practicalities	5	(32)
``Woman's Work''	37	(22)
Computer Liberation	59	(30)
Medicine	89	(26)
Mother Earth	115	(18)
It Took a Woman	133	(18)
Women in Space	151	(18)
Fun and Games	169	(8)
The Littlest Inventors	177	(12)
Pathfinders and Forerunners	189	(8)
Timeline: A More Complete Chronology of Invention	197	(4)
Appendix A Joining the Ranks...	201	(4)
Appendix B Resources	205	(4)
Index	209