{"product_id":"mothers-and-daughters-of-invention-notes-for-a-revised-history-of-technology-9780813521978","title":"Mothers and Daughters of Invention Notes for a","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn indispensable reference tool. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003eA clearly written volume which the non-academic can easily and enjoyably read. * New Moon Parenting *\u003cbr\u003eInvaluable. There is nothing else with as much information between two covers on the market. -- Ruth Schwartz Cowan * President, Society for the History of Technology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038411850071,"sku":"9780813521978","price":35.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813521978.jpg?v=1750940253","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mothers-and-daughters-of-invention-notes-for-a-revised-history-of-technology-9780813521978","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}