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Author Macdonald, Anne L., 1920-

Title Feminine ingenuity : women and invention in America / Anne L. Macdonald.

Imprint New York : Ballantine Books, 1992.
Edition 1st ed.
LOCATION CALL # STATUS
 3rd FL Science & Technology Library Books  T36 .M33 1992    Available
Collation xxiv, 514 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-491) and index.
Contents 1. Foremothers of American Invention -- 2. After the War: Inventing Within Woman's Sphere -- 3. New Fields of Invention -- 4. Centennial Sisterhood -- 5. Patenting Dress Reform -- 6. Publicizing, Proselytizing, and Educating: Uplifting the Position of Women Begins -- 7. Inventing Outside and Beyond Woman's Sphere -- 8. Celebrating Women's Ingenuity: Expositions, Fairs, and Patent Office Lists -- 9. Still a Long Way to Go -- 10. Patenting Know-how -- 11. "New Women" in a New Century -- 12. Hope Springs Eternal -- 13. Same Song, Second Verse -- 14. Depression, War, and Peace -- 15. The Modern Woman Inventor -- 16. Patents Pending? -- Appendix: Patents of Women Inventors Cited in Text.
Summary Celebrates the achievements of women inventors from the first patent issued in 1809 to the Nobel Prize Laureate in 1991.
Note Gift of Francine Parker and Amanda, Ian and Troy Parker.
Subject Women inventors -- United States.
Inventions -- United States.
ISBN 0345358112
9780345358110