Mothers and Daughters of Invention: Notes for a Revised History of TechnologyRutgers University Press, 1995 - 708 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. |
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2 | ix |
Pregnancy and Childbirth Technology | 224 |
Contraception | 237 |
Summary | 282 |
Takeover Through the 18th Century | 288 |
20th Century | 359 |
Summary | 428 |
Machine Design | 442 |
Summary | 511 |
Appendixes | 533 |
Miscellaneous Agricultural Inventions | 555 |
Inventions in Medical Materials and Research Techniques | 561 |
Womens 19thCentury Nursing and InvalidCare Patents from | 568 |
Womens AutoErotic Technology | 579 |
Selected 19thCentury Womens U S Patents in Menstrual Technology | 587 |
Patents 186194 | 599 |
Software | 459 |
Applications | 485 |
Artificial Intelligence | 503 |
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