From Indian Corn to Outer Space: Women Invent in America

From household timesavers like self-cleaning houses to the scientific wonders of Kevlar(R), women have found innovative ways to improve their lives. Each chapter gives detailed summaries of various inventors' lives, combined with first-person narratives to create a collage of hopes and dreams. Black-and-white photographs help students visualize both the inventions and the inventors themselves.

Paperback  160 pgs.  Black & White
Suggested for ages: 9-14
Product Code: COB38910