Mothers and Daughters of Invention: Notes for a Revised History of Technology
Autor Autumn Stanleyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 sep 1995
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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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780813521978
ISBN-10: 0813521971
Pagini: 748
Dimensiuni: 152 x 235 x 41 mm
Greutate: 1.06 kg
Ediția:None
Editura: Rutgers University Press
Colecția Rutgers University Press
ISBN-10: 0813521971
Pagini: 748
Dimensiuni: 152 x 235 x 41 mm
Greutate: 1.06 kg
Ediția:None
Editura: Rutgers University Press
Colecția Rutgers University Press
Notă biografică
AUTUMN STANLEY is an independent feminist scholar from Portola Valley, California. A member of the Institute for Historical Study (Berkeley, California), she has published widely on gender roles and on women in science and technology. She is currently working on a book on gender and technology.
Cuprins
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Daughters of Ceres, Songi, and Corn Mother: Women Inventors and Innovators in Agriculture and Related Technology
2. Daughters of Isis, Gula, Hygieia, and Brigit: Women Inventors in Health and Medicine
3. Daughters of Hera, Eileithyia, Prokris, and Teteu Innan: Women Inventors and Innovators in Sex, Fertility, and Anti-Fertility Technology
4. Daughters of Athena, Semiramis, Margaret Knight, and Wei-Feng Ying: Women Inventors of Tools and Machines
5. Daughters of the Enchantress of Numbers and Grandma COBOL: Women Inventors and Innovators in Computers and Related Technology
Conclusion
Appendixes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Daughters of Ceres, Songi, and Corn Mother: Women Inventors and Innovators in Agriculture and Related Technology
2. Daughters of Isis, Gula, Hygieia, and Brigit: Women Inventors in Health and Medicine
3. Daughters of Hera, Eileithyia, Prokris, and Teteu Innan: Women Inventors and Innovators in Sex, Fertility, and Anti-Fertility Technology
4. Daughters of Athena, Semiramis, Margaret Knight, and Wei-Feng Ying: Women Inventors of Tools and Machines
5. Daughters of the Enchantress of Numbers and Grandma COBOL: Women Inventors and Innovators in Computers and Related Technology
Conclusion
Appendixes
Bibliography
Index
Recenzii
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Descriere
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.