Reprint. Originally published: 2000. "Sandpiper Houghton Mifflin books"--Page 4 of cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 54-56) and index.
Contents:
Your turn -- Further reading -- Sources -- Acknowledments -- Index -- [Timeline of women and their inventions, from 1946 to 1995]. Alexia Abernathy : [no-spill feeding bowl]. -- Mary Anderson : windshield wipers -- Stephanie Kwolek : Kevlar® -- Bette Nesmith Graham : Liquid Paper ® -- Patsy O. Sherman : Scotchgard® -- Ann Moore : Snugli® -- Grace Murray Hopper : computer compiler -- Margaret E. Knight : paper bags -- Jeanne Lee Crews : space bumper -- Valerie L. Thomas : illusion transmitter -- Girls (even the young ones) think of everything: Becky Schroeder : [Glo-Sheet] ; Alexia Abernathy : [no-spill feeding bowl]. -- Your turn -- Further reading -- Sources -- Acknowledments -- Index -- [Timeline of women and their inventions, from 1946 to 1995].
Summary:
Tells the story of how women throughout the ages have responded to situations confronting them in daily life by inventing such items as correction fluid, space helmets, and disposable diapers.
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