Women Invent!: Two Centuries of Discoveries That Have Shaped Our World
Women Invent Two centuries of Discoveries that have Shaped Our World SUSAN CASEY CHICAGO REVIEW IPRESS MA
To my mother Joan Hampton Casey
Contents Acknowledgments VII Introduction 1 Necessity Calls 2 Accidents Happen 19 3 Turning an Idea into a Model 35 Awards Bring Recognition 49 5 Women Gain Patents 65 6 From Model to Product 81 7 Women Sell Their Inventions 97 8 An Inventor s Resource Guide 115 Index 35
