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Magnificent women and their revolutionary machines / by Heald, Henrietta,author.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-256) and index.In 1919, in the wake of the First World War, a group of extraordinary women came together to create the Women's Engineering Society. They were trailblazers, pioneers and boundary breakers, but many of their stories have been lost to history. To mark the centenary of the society's creation, Magnificent Women and Their Revolutionary Machines brings them back to life. Their leaders were Katharine and Rachel Parsons, wife and daughter of the engineering genius Charles Parsons, and Caroline Haslett, a self-taught electrical engineer who campaigned to free women from domestic drudgery and became the most powerful professional woman of her age. Also featured are Eleanor Shelley-Rolls, sister of car magnate Charles Rolls; Viscountess Rhondda, a director of thirty-three companies who founded and edited the revolutionary Time and Tide magazine; and Laura Willson, a suffragette and labour rights activist from Halifax, who was twice imprisoned for her political activities. This is not just the story of the women themselves, but also the era in which they lived. Beginning at the moment when women in Britain were allowed to vote for the first time, and to stand for Parliament - and when several professions were opened up to them - Magnificent Women charts the changing attitudes towards women in society and in the workplace.

Subjects: Haslett, Caroline, 1895-1957.; Parsons, Rachel.; Women's Engineering Society.; Women in engineering;

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Careers in engineering / by Garner, Geraldine O.(CARDINAL)374419;

Subjects: Engineering;

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Genetic engineering : opposing viewpoints / by Gerdes, Louise I.,1953-editor.(CARDINAL)273449; Gerdes, Louise I.,1953-(CARDINAL)273449;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-213) and index.

Subjects: Genetic engineering; Genetic engineering;

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Careers in science by Easton, Thomas A.(CARDINAL)504483;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-210).

Subjects: Engineering; Science;

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Making space for women : stories from trailblazing women of NASA's Johnson Space Center / by Ross-Nazzal, Jennifer M.,Editor(DLC)n 2010068350;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-427) and index.Foreword / by Barbara Morgan -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Secretaries and Administrative Support -- Estella Hernandez Gillette -- Jamye Flowers Coplin -- Mathematicians and Engineers -- Dorothy B. "Dottie" Lee -- Ivy F. Hooks -- Flight Control -- Ginger Kerrick -- Sarah L. Murray -- Technicians -- S. Jean Alexander -- Sharon Caples McDougle -- Medicine and Science -- Dolores B. "Dee" O'Hara -- Vickie L. Kloeris -- Astronauts -- Kathryn D. Sullivan -- Joan E. Higginbotham -- Eileen M. Collins -- Pamela A. Melroy -- Training -- Anne L. Accola -- Lisa M. Reed -- Senior Management -- Debra L. Johnson -- Natalie V. Saiz -- Peggy A. Whitson -- Ellen Ochoa -- Center Management -- Carolyn L. Huntoon - Afterword / by Ellen Ochoa."Making Space for Women offers a unique view of the history of human spaceflight while also providing a broader understanding of changes in American culture, society, industry, and life for women in the space program. The women featured in this book demonstrate that there are no boundaries or limits to a career at NASA for those who choose to seize the opportunity"--.

Subjects: Biographies; Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center; Women scientists; Women in science;

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Cherokee women in charge : female power and leadership in American Indian nations of eastern North America / by Cooper, Karen Coody,author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Elements empowering Cherokee women -- Terms of endearment : matriarchy, matrilineal, matrifocal -- Under the female sun : mythologies and ethos -- Female sexuality in Cherokee matrilineal society -- The labor of Cherokee women -- Ghigooie and the influence of matrilineal power -- Visualizing Cherokee women and their homes -- A bushel of chestnuts for a petticoat : barter and trade -- Perspective : the Iroquois Great Law and Jigonsaseh -- Beloved war women's authority : life or death -- Ingenuity in creative arts : weaving and more -- Creating life : pleasure and pain -- Chiefs' hospitality provided by women -- Women's ceremonial life : festivals, dance and games -- Sixth through 16th century : Yucatan, Hispaniola and Cofitachequi -- Seventeenth century women of Powhatan, Manhattan, Delaware and Pocasset -- Eighteenth century "sinicker" queen, Creek Empress and Canadian Mohawk lady -- Nineteenth century Choctaw Little Blue Hen and Chickie and Chockie's Chickasaw mother -- Two twentieth century seminole female chiefs -- Nineteenth century Cherokee cultural evolution : legislation, missionaries, patriliny -- Cherokee women enduring the Trail of Tears -- Enterprising Susan Coody and the California Gold Rush -- The Civil War's Cherokee female refugees -- Institutions in the absence of former matrilineal networks -- Suffrage : a U.S. Senator's mother and a Tammany Hall heiress -- Cherokee women : preservers of heritage, history and language -- Modern era war women : in the line of defense -- Sustaining ancient skills and developing new arts -- Great Depression survivors : a migrant mother and a space engineer -- Twentieth century female Cherokee chiefs : Wilma Mankiller and Joyce Dugan -- Excelling in a post-modern world : poet laureates, prima ballerinas and more."Cherokee women wielded significant power, and history demonstrates that in what is now America, indigenous women often bore the greater workload, both inside and outside the home. During the French and Indian War, Cherokee women resisted a chief's authority, owned family households, were skilled artisans, produced plentiful crops, mastered trade negotiations, and prepared chiefs' feasts. Cherokee culture was lost when the Cherokee Nation began imitating the American form of governance to gain political favor, and white colonists reduced indigenous women's power. This book recounts long-standing Cherokee traditions and their rich histories. It demonstrates Cherokee and indigenous women as independent and strong individuals through feminist and historicalperspectives. Readers will find that these women were far ahead of their time and held their own in many remarkable ways"--

Subjects: Cherokee women; Cherokee Indians; Matrilineal kinship;

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The secret gate : a true story of courage and sacrifice during the collapse of Afghanistan / by Zuckoff, Mitchell,author.(CARDINAL)672813;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-299) and index."The incredible true story of a breathtaking rescue in the frenzied final hours of the U.S. evacuation of Afghanistan—and how a brave Afghan mother and a compassionate American officer engineered a daring escape--from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 13 Hours. When the U.S. began its withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Afghan Army instantly collapsed, Homeira Qaderi was marked for death at the hands of the Taliban. A celebrated author, academic, and champion for women's liberation, Homeira had achieved celebrity in her home country by winning custody of her son in a contentious divorce, a rarity in Afghanistan's patriarchal society. As evacuation planes departed above, Homeira was caught in the turmoil at the Kabul Airport, trying and failing to secure escape for her and her eight-year-old son, Siawash, along with her parents and the rest of their family"--

Subjects: Biographies.; Qādirī, Ḥumayrā, 1979 or 1980-; Afghan War, 2001-2021; Women authors, Afghan; Mothers and sons;

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The beauty of the end : a novel / by Stienstra, Lauren R.,author.;

In this provocative work of speculative fiction, two sisters navigate the complex moral terrain of reproductive ethics, individual freedoms, and society's duty to a future facing imminent extinction. Charlie Tannehill and her twin sister, Maggie, are just eight years old when an unfortunate scientific discovery upends their world-and the world order. The revelation? Extinction, encoded in every creature's DNA. The expiration date for humans? Only four generations away. A decade later, unsure of what tomorrow holds, Charlie and Maggie enroll as counselors in a government-run human-husbandry program. By offering cash rewards for reproduction, they hope to forestall humanity's decline and discover a genetic mutation that might defeat it. While Charlie struggles with the ethical implications of the work, Maggie makes unspeakable sacrifices to improve her odds of success-but such unchecked ambition could come at a greater cost than even she realizes. Torn between her own morality, her love for her sister, and the pressures of a vanishing civilization, Charlie must search deep within to decide what she's willing to sacrifice-for herself, for Maggie, and for society-to salvage hope for the whole of humankind.

Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Science fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Fiction.; Genetic engineering; Misogyny; Women; Misogyny.; Women.; Womyn.;

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The inventor's workshop : how people and machines transformed each other / by Amos, Ruth,1989-author.; Thomas, Stacey(Illustrator),illustrator.(CARDINAL)857949; Abrams (Publishing company),publishing company.(CARDINAL)804581;

Includes bibliographical references."Explore ten inventions that changed the world in The Inventor's Workshop: How People and Machines Transformed Each Other, the debut children's book from award-winning inventor Ruth Amos. Step inside the inventor's workshop to see how one creative spark leads to another ... until an invention is born. Find out how, when, and why these ingenious breakthroughs happened, and learn about all the people who created them. Discover how Ada Lovelace's code inspired Charles Babbage's work on the first modern computer; see how Lewis Latimer's technology made Thomas Edison's light bulb possible; and much more. This STEM book for middle grade readers features: Real-life stories behind 10 great inventions--computer, compass, radio, camera, television, light bulb, engine, telephone, bicycle, and clock. Mini biographies and profiles of more than 50 inventors. Beautifully illustrated timelines, showing how creations of today exist because of the long line of inventions and inventors that came before. Incredible cross-sections, revealing the intricacies of each discovery. Featuring detailed illustration by the inimitable Stacey Thomas, Ruth Amos's The Inventor's Workshop is the perfect book for every budding inventor"--Amazon.caThe telephone exchange -- Timeline of the telephone -- Shaping a better society -- The computer lab -- Timeline of the computer -- Secret history of women coders -- The light bulb factory -- Timeline of the light bulb -- Bright sparks light the way -- The clockmaker's chamber -- Timeline of the clock -- Time on the go -- The navigators' quarters -- Timeline of satellite navigation -- Women in navigation -- The engine room -- Timeline of the engine -- Impact of the engine -- The photography gallery -- Timeline of the camera -- Women behind the lens -- The music hall -- Timeline of music players -- Historic radio broadcasts -- The bikemaker's workshop -- Timeline of the bicycle -- Pioneers who paved the way -- The television studio -- Timeline of the television -- History televised.

Subjects: Informational works.; Illustrated works.; Inventions; Inventors;

Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 10

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Clock striker. by Jones, Frederick L.(Manga author),author.(CARDINAL)862129; Galadima, Issaka,artist.(CARDINAL)862590;

Chapter 4. Origin arc : familie ties -- Chapter 5. Origin arc : like a glove -- Chapter 6 : Origin arc : employee review -- Chapter 7 : Origin arc : severance."Cast dreams of being a smith, and though she's rather handy with her tools, no one in her small town ever realizes their dreams. Cast continues her training and looks to solve her family's problems. Cast's goal to help those with disabilities fuels her determination to become a SMITH. She seeks out the help of Ms. Philomena Clock to win the SMITH competition and create a prosthetic hand with amazing capabilities. Can she prove that technology is best used to help society and build things rather than to destroy?"--

Subjects: Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Women engineers; Apprentices; Technology; Girls, Black; Quests (Expeditions);

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