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Women inventors & their discoveries / by Vare, Ethlie Ann.(CARDINAL)189465; Ptacek, Greg.(CARDINAL)188395;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-150) and index.Elizabeth Lucas Pinckney -- Martha Coston -- Fannie Merritt Farmer -- Madam C. J. Walker -- S. Josephine Baker -- Barbara McClintock -- Bette Nesmith Graham -- Grace Hopper -- Ruth Handler -- Stephanie Kwolek.Surveys the lives and work of such innovative women as Grace Hopper, Fannie Farmer, C. J. Walker, and Stephanie Kwolek.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Inventions; Inventors; Women inventors; Women inventors;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Women inventors and their discoveries / by Vare, Ethlie Ann.(CARDINAL)189465; Ptacek, Greg.(CARDINAL)188395;
Includes bibliographical references (page) and index.Surveys the lives and work of such innovative women as Grace Hopper, Fannie Farmer, C. J. Walker, and Stephanie Kwolek.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Inventions; Inventors; Women inventors; Women inventors;
Available copies: 12 / Total copies: 13
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The loving daylights / by Sands, Lynsay,author.(CARDINAL)535968;
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Spy fiction.; Kidnapping; Women inventors;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Patently female : from AZT to TV dinners : stories of women inventors and their breakthrough ideas / by Vare, Ethlie Ann,author.(DLC)n 86108083 (CARDINAL)189465; Ptacek, Greg,author.(DLC)n 86038511 (CARDINAL)188395;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Chapter 1. Kevlar : Stephanie L. Kwolek -- Cotton gin : Catherine Littlefield Greene -- Geobond : Patricia Billings -- Liquid paper : Bette Nesmith Graham -- Artificial diamonds : Patricia A. Bianconi -- Voice-controlled devices : Martine Kempf -- Windshield wiper : Mary Anderson -- Vacuum canning : Amanda Theodosia Jones/ Mary Engle Pennington -- Cordless phone : Teri Pall -- Maritime signal flare : Martha Coston -- Tract housing : Kate Gleason -- The paper bag : Margaret Knight/ Lydia Deubener -- Electric motor : Emily Goss Davenport -- The aircart : Mary Howell -- Automated motel : Carmemina Parkhurst -- Voice monitor -- Doris Drucker -- Cultured marble : Harriet Hosmer -- Car tray table : Sandy Flick -- Personal communicator : Celeste Baranski -- Disposable phone : Randice Altschul -- Chapter 2. Automatic dishwasher : Josephine Cochran -- Drip coffeemaker : Melitta Bentz -- Carpet sweeper : Anna Bissell -- Fabric softener sheets : Agnes McQueary -- Jolly jumper : Jane Wells/Olivia Poole -- Potato chips in bags : Laura Scudder -- Scotchgard : Patsy Sherman -- Miracle mop : Joy Mangano -- Stove top stuffing : Ruth Siems -- Frozen pizza : Rose Totino -- Spic and Span : Elizabeth MacDonald -- Zigzag sewing machine : Helen Augusta Blanchard -- Automatic sewing machine : Caroline Garcin -- Step-on trash container : Lillian Moller Gilbreth -- Lactaid : Virginia Holsinger -- Jell-O : Sarah Cooper, Rose Markward Knox, Mary Wait -- Chapter 3. COBOL/Computer compiler : Grace Murray Hopper -- Computer gaming : Roberta Williams -- First computer language : Ada Byron, Lady Lovelace -- Virtual film set : Lynn Hershman Leeson -- The aging machine : Nancy Burson -- High-tech home (and motor home) : Portia Isaacson -- Office computer, airline reservations system : Evelyn Berezin -- Library database : Alicia Page -- Workstation for the handicapped : Caroline Fu -- Computer network debugger : Shaula Alexander Yemini -- Blissymbol program : Rachel Zimmerman -- 3-d innovations : Susan Kasen Summer, Shin-Yee Lu, Elizabeth Downing -- Utility equipment : Edith Clarke, Edna Schneider Hoover -- Supercomputer and microelectronics chip design : Lynn Conway -- Chapter 4. Chemotherapy : Gertrude Elion -- AZT : Janet Rideout -- Protease Inhibitors : M. Katherine Holloway, Chen Zhao -- Nystatin : Elizabeth Hazen and Rachel Brown -- Radioimmunoassay : Rosalyn Yalow -- Urinalysis : Helen Murray Free -- Bone marrow transplants : Suzanne Ildstad -- Rolfing : Ida Rolf -- Laser cataract surgergy : Patricia Bath -- t-PA : Diane Pennica -- Telomerase : Andrea Bodnar -- Chapter 5. FoxFibre : Sally Fox -- Eco-software : Virginia Dale -- Xanthan gum, IV fluids : Allene Rosalind Jeanes -- Agricultural antibiotics : Odette Shotwell -- Super slurper : Mary Ollidene Weaver -- Herbal remedies : Nicole Maxwell -- Nonpolluting marine oil filter : Dorothy Kucik -- Recyclable handbag : Judy A. Samelson -- Marwood : Margarita Centeno -- Molecular filters : Edith M. Flanigen -- Superyeast : Dr. Inge Russell -- Pollutant scanner : Lori A. Todd -- Chapter 6. The bra : Herminie Cadole, Caresse Crosby, Ida Rosenthal -- Jogbra : Hinda Miller and Lisa Lindahl -- Scunci ("scrunchie") : Rommy Revson -- Topsy tail : Tomima Edmark -- Dazzle Dot : Mary Ellen Hills -- O. B. tampon : Dr. Judith Esser-Mittag -- Hair relaxer : Sarah Breedlove ("Madame C. J. Walker") -- Permanent waving machine : Marjorie Joyner -- Disposable diaper : Marion Donovan -- Chapter 7. Mars Rover : Donna Shirley -- Optical imaging : Ellen Ochoa -- Space suit : Alice Chatham, Bernadette Luna -- Pulsar : Jocelyn Bell -- Extraterrestrial life : Roberta Score -- Extraterrestrial origin of life on earth : Luann Becker -- Planet-in-formation : Andrea Ghez -- Planet outside the solar system : Susan Tereby -- Means for measuring the universe's age : Wendy Friedman -- Chapter 8. Barbie doll : Ruth Handler -- Hang glider : Gertrude Rogallo -- Girl's softball helmet : Pamela Ryan -- "Revenge" toilet paper and novelty gifts : Mary Putre -- Centipede : Dona Bailey -- Chapter 9. Kiddie Stool : Jeanie Low -- Happy Hands : Elizabeth Low -- Makin' Bacon : Abbey Fleck -- "Money Talks" : bill reader for the blind : Tracy Phillips -- Wristies : K-K Gregory -- Magic Shine Colored Car Wax : Vanessa Hess -- Glo-Sheet : Becky Schroeder -- Child Locator : Lisa Stovall -- Speech-Recognition Programs : Sarita James -- Pocket Diaper : Chelsea Lanmon.
Subjects: Biographies.; Women inventors.; Women inventors;
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Mothers and daughters of invention : notes for a revised history of technology / by Stanley, Autumn,1933-(CARDINAL)206713;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 917-1041) and index.
Subjects: Women in technology; Women inventors;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
On-line resources: Suggest title for digitization;
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Mother of invention : how good ideas get ignored in an economy built for men / by Marçal, Katrine,author.(CARDINAL)620030; Fleming, Alex(Translator),translator.;
Includes bibliographical references."An illuminating and maddening examination of how gender bias has skewed innovation, technology, history and work. It all starts with a rolling suitcase. The wheel was invented some 5,000 years ago, and the modern suitcase in the mid-nineteenth century, but it wasn't until the 1970s that someone successfully married the two. What was the hold up? For writer and journalist Katrine Marçal, the answer is both shocking and simple: because "real men" carried their bags, no matter how heavy. There were rolling suitcases before the '70s, but they were marketed as a niche product for (the presumably few) women travelling alone, and the wheeled suitcase wasn't "invented" until it was no longer threatening to masculinity. Mother of Invention draws on this example and many others, from electric cars to tech billionaires, to show how gender bias stifles the economy and holds us back. Our traditional notions about men and women have delayed innovations, sometimes by hundreds of years, and have distorted our understanding of our history. While we talk about the Iron Age and the Bronze Age, we might as well talk about the Ceramic Age or the Flax Age, since these technologies were just as important. But inventions associated with women are not considered to be technology in the same way. Katrine Marçal's Mother of Invention is a fascinating examination of business, technology, and innovation through a feminist lens. Marçal takes us on a tour of the global economy, arguing that gendered assumptions dictate which businesses get funding, how we value work, and how we trace human progress. And it carries a powerful message: If we upend our biases, we can unleash our full potential, tackling climate change and wielding technology to become more human, rather than less."--
Subjects: Technology and women.; Technological innovations.; Inventions.; Women inventors.; Inventors.;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 10
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Women of invention : life-changing ideas by remarkable women / by Montague, Charlotte,author.(CARDINAL)427800;
Randi Altschul (The phone-card-phone) -- Betsy Ancker-Johnson (The gigacycle range signal generator) -- Mary Anderson (The windshield wiper) -- Virginia Apgar (The Apgar score) -- Ruth Arnon (Copaxone) -- Dorothy Arzner (The boom microphone)"Hypatia was a Greek mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who invented the hydrometer in about 400 AD. Described as a charismatic teacher, she was seen as an evil symbol of the pagan science of learning and she was eventually murdered by Christian zealots. For many women in years gone by, the invention process was fraught with danger and difficulty. Not only did they face the hardship and obstacles of inventing, they also had to contend with the sexism and gender discrimination of a male world that believed women had nothing to contribute. Scientific women came to the fore with momentous innovations which were impossible for men to ignore. During World War Two, Austrian actress Hedy Lamarr became a pioneer in wireless communications, developing a Secret Communications System. More recently, 20-year-old Ann Makosinski has invented the ingenious Hollow Flashlight which converts radiant body heat into electricity. Meanwhile other women continued inventing in the domestic sphere with Miracle Mops, long-lasting lipsticks, and magic knickers. In every walk of twenty-first century life women have been challenging themselves (and men) to shape the way we live. The 150 remarkable women in this book show all too clearly that not only can invention no longer be described as a male dominated domain but that a woman's inspiration and ingenuity will probably be driving the life-changing ideas of tomorrow's world"--Publisher's description.
Subjects: Biographies.; Women inventors; Women; Inventions; Women.; Womyn.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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One blazing night / by Leigh, Jo.(CARDINAL)531025;
"He's a friend...with great benefits! As far as inventor Samantha O'Connel is concerned, work is better than food, a social life...even sex. Of course, all it takes is a single phone call from Matt Wilkinson--the ridiculously hot object of her girlhood fantasies--for Sam to discover even she has some naughty needs that won't be ignored. Sam's biggest challenge is that while Matt is just as much a workaholic as she is, he's also a wealthy, sexy bachelor who could have any woman he wants. With the help of the cutting-edge "smart" apartment she designed, Sam might just be able to get deliciously and nakedly close to Matt. Close enough to show him that this nerdy brainiac can be his every fantasy... even if it's only for one blazingly hot night."-- Page [4] of cover.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Erotic fiction.; Novels.; Man-woman relationships; Women inventors;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Secrets of successful women inventors : how they swam with the "sharks" and hundreds of other ways to commercialize your own inventions / by Tolchin, Edith G.,Editor(DLC)n 2014029975;
"This book reveals the real-life stories of 19 successful modern-day women inventors--stories that describe the hard work, frequent struggles, and indomitable spirit with which they have never given up on their ideas. For many, it will present a revealing look at these women's respective journeys--from their ideas first being sketched on napkins to the creation of multimillion-dollar companies. In addition, Ms. Tolchin includes sound advice and guidance from accomplished invention service providers to further help future women inventors reach their fullest potential"--.
Subjects: Women inventors.; Inventions.; New products.; Success in business.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Feminine ingenuity : women and invention in America / by Macdonald, Anne L.,1920-(CARDINAL)770140;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-491) and index.
Subjects: Inventions; Women inventors;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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