Feminine Ingenuity

Feminine Ingenuity
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Publisher : National Geographic Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9780345383143
ISBN-13 : 0345383141
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Feminine Ingenuity by : Anne L. MacDonald

Download or read book Feminine Ingenuity written by Anne L. MacDonald and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 1994-02-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Written with clarity and a lively eye both for detail and for the progress of feminism in the United States." SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE In this fascinating study of American women inventors, historian Anne Macdonald shows how creative, resourceful, and entrepreneurial women helped to shatter the ancient stereotypes of mechanically inept womanhood. In presenting their stories, Anne Macdonald's thorough research in patent archives and her engaging use of period magazine, journals, lectures, records from major fairs and expositions, and interviews, have made her book nothing less than an overall history of the women's movement in America.


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