Women Inventors & Their Discoveries
Minneapolis: Oliver Press Inc., 1993. Second Printing. A Fine Hardcover in a "library" binding.
No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. 8vo; 9.25 inches tall; 159 pages with an index. Illustrated with b/w photos. For grades 6-10.
Interesting facts about 10 obscure American women who invented famous things fill the pages of this very readable book.
+++ Elizabeth Pinckney of the eighteenth century was responsible for the development of the commercial crop of indigo, the mainstay of the Southern economy before cotton. In the nineteenth century,
+++ Fannie Farmer invented the modern-day cookbook with standardized measures instead of 'a handful of flour, and a lump of butter.'
+++ Elizabeth Lucas Pickney who developed an indigo plant that produced a superior dye;
+++ Madam C. J. Walker who invented hair-care products for black women and used her considerable fortune to enhance the lives of others;
+++ Bette Graham who invented 'liquid paper';
+++ Grace Hopper - inventor of the computer compiler;
+++ Ruth Handler who created the Barbie doll.
+++ Also profiled are Martha Coston (signal flares); Fannie Farmer (Standardized recipes); S. Josephine Baker (child hygiene); Barbara McClintock (Nobel Prize-winning scientist); and Stephanie Kwolek (Kevlar - used in bullet-proof vests).
Each informative chapter is devoted to the life of one remarkable woman.
Item #15856
ISBN: 1881508064
Price: $19.95
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