Women Invent: Two Centuries of Discoveries That Have Shaped Our World

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Summary: This is a Stupendous Book, and Not Just for Kids, or Women
Review: I'm midway through Susan Casey's book, "Women Invent!" and I just love it. It's very inspiring to read these tales of how many cool and practical inventions were brought to us by women. The book has loads of info. and a great, accessible writing style that doesn't talk down to the reader. As a smart adult, I found myself really enjoying it--and my husband's been reading it too, and really loving it. It's definitely not just for kids, although kids would find it super-inspiring. Honestly, I wish I'd been exposed to this material as a student myself. It would have given me a lot more vision for how women have contributed to society in a field (science and things mechanical) which we don't traditionally associate with women's accomplishments. Great book; I hope there'll be others by the same author.

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Summary: Wow! By Zane Welte
Review: This book "Women Invent!" was one of the best books I have read. I'm an avid reader of any book I can get my hands on but this book was exceptional. It is factual yet very interesting. It is written very well and keeps your attention focused. As soon as I read it I felt like going out and inventing something on my own.

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Summary: Where was this book 30 years ago?!
Review: When I was a girl the age this book was written for -- between ages 9 and 12 -- I devoured every book that existed about the lives of curious girls and powerful women...and then re-read them, because it seemed there were no more than five interesting females in all of history. Where was WOMEN INVENT! then? Susan Casey lets young girls know that women have been asking important questions and inventing revolutionary solutions for centuries! And not just a handful, but a multitude. Thank you, Ms. Casey, for broadening the minds of today's children AND their parents. Thank you for introducing and re-introducing these fascinating stories to a new generation of inventors.