xiv, 210 pages : illustrations, charts, facsimiles ; 25 cm
ISBN
0750930314 paperback 9780750930314 paperback
Alternate Call Number
G 310 JAF.I
Summary
This illustrated work examines inventions and discoveries made by women, beginning with the first patent application made in 1637 and ending with the outbreak of war in 1914. Accounts of the stories of the inventions are placed into the context in which their discoveries were made.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-205) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Innovators; 2. Early ladies; 3. Appearances: bonnets, corsets and umbrellas; 4. Domestic challenges and home improvements; 5. 'Amusement and instruction' : designs for the children; 6. For the greater benefit: philanthropy and reform; 7. Transport, travel and technology; 8. Queens of science and medicine; 9. Exhibitions: London and America; 10. Running the company; 11. Self-confident expressionism.