Mothers and Daughters of Invention
748 pages, 6 x 9 1/4
Paperback
Release Date:01 Oct 1995
ISBN:9780813521978
Mothers and Daughters of Invention
Notes for a Revised History of Technology
Rutgers University Press
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.
An indispensable reference tool.
A clearly written volume which the non-academic can easily and enjoyably read.
Invaluable. There is nothing else with as much information between two covers on the market.
AUTUMN STANLEY is an independent feminist scholar from Portola Valley, California. A member of the Institute for Historical Study (Berkeley, California), she has published widely on gender roles and on women in science and technology. She is currently working on a book on gender and technology.
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Daughters of Ceres, Songi, and Corn Mother: Women Inventors and Innovators in Agriculture and Related Technology
2. Daughters of Isis, Gula, Hygieia, and Brigit: Women Inventors in Health and Medicine
3. Daughters of Hera, Eileithyia, Prokris, and Teteu Innan: Women Inventors and Innovators in Sex, Fertility, and Anti-Fertility Technology
4. Daughters of Athena, Semiramis, Margaret Knight, and Wei-Feng Ying: Women Inventors of Tools and Machines
5. Daughters of the Enchantress of Numbers and Grandma COBOL: Women Inventors and Innovators in Computers and Related Technology
Conclusion
Appendixes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Daughters of Ceres, Songi, and Corn Mother: Women Inventors and Innovators in Agriculture and Related Technology
2. Daughters of Isis, Gula, Hygieia, and Brigit: Women Inventors in Health and Medicine
3. Daughters of Hera, Eileithyia, Prokris, and Teteu Innan: Women Inventors and Innovators in Sex, Fertility, and Anti-Fertility Technology
4. Daughters of Athena, Semiramis, Margaret Knight, and Wei-Feng Ying: Women Inventors of Tools and Machines
5. Daughters of the Enchantress of Numbers and Grandma COBOL: Women Inventors and Innovators in Computers and Related Technology
Conclusion
Appendixes
Bibliography
Index
