I'm a total history buff and I love learning about kick butt women whose accomplishments have been mostly lost to history, thus this book was the ideal read for me. Furthermore, it made for a perfect companion to Jessica Bennett's The Feminist Fight Club which was the other book I was reading at the same time.
Sam Magg's Wonder Women: 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed History features an array of pioneering female scientists, engineers, mathematicians, adventurers, and inventors many of whom I was unaware of like Dr. Okami Keiko (the first Japanese woman to obtain a degree in Western medicine from a Western university) and Dr. Anandibai Joshi (the first woman physician) who were actually well acquainted with each other.
One of the earliest women to invent something was Bette Nesmith Graham. She was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1924. When she was a little girl she loved to be around paints. When she got older she wanted to be an artist's. Her dream got shut down when World War Two started. She dropped out of school at seventeen and married her high school sweetheart. Warren Nesmith her husband soon got drafted for the war only two months after they got married. She found out
Many women have had an impact on science over the years and their accomplishments tend to be underappreciated by the public eye. Often times, there are important people that have made a significant impact on the world that we have today that do not receive the credit and attention that they deserve for their accomplishments. Recognizing and acknowledging people that have made an impact on society now and in the past, is an important part of learning about history and the accomplishments of the past.
Marie Daly is a famous biochemist who had to overcome dual hurdles of racial and gender bias to peruse her lifelong love of chemistry. Marie had to undergo judgment from her being a woman and trying to become a scientist, which was a male dominated occupation and also had to endure racism because she was an African American. Marie made many scientific discoveries that we are lucky to have today.
Then there is Annie Dodge Wauneka was the second women to server on the Navajo Tribal Council in 1953. She took on health care after she survived the flu epidemic after World War I. She was able to bring back from the Western medication on how to eradicate tuberculosis ant to teach cleanness. She was able to accomplish
This book was written in honor of one of the ladies that some would refer to as a "stepping stone" in the history of women 's rights. Not a stepping stone in which to walk on, but someone that helped create new ways to approach social issues; whether peaceful or not. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, along with many other known women, helped pave the way for women today. Banner proved this many times in the book when she brought situations that arose, how they were handled, and also when she talked about Stanton 's personality. Stanton had a very strong personality that included standing firm on what she believed in, especially equality for women. Banner went on
The women of these novels showed feminine empowerment. Although they had obstacles that could have over come them they still stood against them and showed that females can be strong and independent too.
This book is shocking and honest. I love that she admits that cops have short comings, she even says some are down right dogs, but most are just trying to serve and protect. She addresses a number of situations that range from entertaining (the priest getting caught with the prostitute) to horrifying (finding a discarded infant corpse in a trash can.) This is a great book for women interested in becoming police. It shows not only the difficulties police face, but also the ones specific to women on the force. It has moments of great humor and great
“If society will not admit of woman's free development, then society must be remodeled.” Elizabeth showed many people that you don't have to be a man to accomplish things. Elizabeth Blackwell impacted the citizens of the United Stated because she became the first woman to become a doctor, she also wrote many books about women's rights, Elizabeth made a school in 1874 for women to become doctors and pursue their studies just like her.
Not only was she an inspiration to other women, but she also broke the label that the world had on the abilities of women.
When Wonder Women was first popular she started to join the DC Comics in 1941.The reveal of Wonder Women brought about a change to the DC Comics world.Wonder Women is representing feminist icon and Women’s Movement.She is a role reflecting the changing time in the world and reflects passion for change.Wonder Women is also a role model for all young girls and women that want to persuade their dreams or do anything that they believe they can do.
With this week’s reading material, the illustration of the social role that women held in the era of Scientific Revolution was painted very clearly. The role that women held was mainly to feed their family, clean, and attend to whatever needs their family may need. However, there were some women that were self determined to be different than the typical social role. These women discovered new things and kept discovering even when the society around them told them it was not acceptable. These women were not recognized for their accomplishments and some were not even bothered that they were not recognized at all. For example, Caroline Herschel worked alongside her brother and helped him discover many things but was never insistent on being recognized
Proves that though being a woman, when they weren’t as respected as they are today, she also has an elevated and elegant writing that also paints a descriptive environment when reading her novel
It really shows her great skills to compose such a deep and conflicting narrative for people invest their hatred or passion for certain characters. How she is able to make you think, laugh cry. It all comes back around when you think about it. The Characters are what makes this book so special, its the main focus in this book. It's why she named this book “To Kill A Mockingbird” She makes constant references to the special bird.
My invention is a razor blade. The central idea of the razor blade was able to cut men's facial hair. The razor blade was important because for the results of shaving. The razor blade was a successful invention because successful invention was one that was purchased over and over again by satisfied customers. When King C. Gillette was shaving One morning he had a brilliant idea of an entirely new razor flashed in his mind, one with a safe, inexpensive and disposable blade. It is valuable because it is useful to men. Parents value my invention. That ancient man shaved is certain conceivably with sharp-edged seashells or rocks. In 1762 The First Safety Razor Blade was invented by Jean Jacques Perret, allowing men to shave themselves
Marie Curie... She is best known for her discovery of radium and polonium and her work with radioactivity. She encountered times of adversity in her career just because she was a woman, but she met her challenges and overcame them. Marie Curie exceeded the barriers put on women in her time to become one of the world’s most famous scientists and used her knowledge to the benefit of humanity.