

Women Writers Hidden in History Petrice Custance ©20 K 978-0-7787-7303-0 QTY TITLE GRL HC ISBN. This fascinating book illuminates the history of women who used their brainpower and skills to produce important items we use ever day. Women Inventors Hidden in History Petrice Custance ©20 K 978-0-7787-7297-2. No redistribution permitted.Afghanistan, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Anguilla, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Gabon Republic, Gambia, Ghana, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Jersey, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Palau, Paraguay, Republic of Cuba, Republic of the Congo, Reunion, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, San Marino, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (U.S. We ve all heard of Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison, but very few female inventors are household names.

Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. VERDICT The global focus on the contributions of women is to be commended, but the missteps overshadow the content.?(c) Copyright 2011. However, a list of relevant recommended books and a website list make up the back matter.

Some of those profiled are not from the region in which they are profiled, and a misspelled name, some hard-to-read sidebars, and the lack of sources for quotes or other materials are disappointing. Illustrations and images are included with every profile. Details about each woman's life (including her education, contributions, and legacy) are covered in the text and sidebars. Superbia 2 (Volume 2)Bernard Schaffe, A Short History of Astronomy: -1899Arthur Berry, Womens Film and Female Experience, 1940-1950Andrea Walsh. After an introductory chapter, two-to-six-page profiles of women from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe are organized by continent. Each resource blends accuracy, immediacy, and eye-catching illustration with the goal of. The historical context surrounding those profiled is explained. Crabtree Publishing is dedicated to producing high-quality books and educational products for K-8+. Walker and Wu Zetian) have impacted the world.

Gr 5-9-Women from ancient times through today are celebrated in this series about how women (like Madam C.J.
