A modern-day inventor, Omowunmi Sadik, born in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1964, “works in one of the most exciting and cutting-edge areas of science today – nanotechnology”.Įach book in the series also includes additional information in text boxes labelled “HIDDEN HISTORY”. Her improved life rafts are credited with saving “more than 120 lives on the Titanic alone”. For example, Maria Beasley received a patent for an improved life raft in 1882. In addition to highlighting the contributions of women from a wide variety of geographic locations, Women Inventors also includes women from a broad range of time periods. Only one of the books in the series specifically includes Australia.Įach book begins with a chapter titled “History’s Hidden Heroines” that gives context to the particular focus of endeavor of the women featured in the book and explains why we don’t know more about women’s achievements. The books are organized into chapters by geographic locations – Europe, Asia, the Americas, and Africa. The six books in the series are written by four different writers but have a consistent format and presentation. Women Inventors: Hidden in History is part of Crabtree’s new series “Hidden History”.
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