Mothers of Invention – ASEE Prism November 2008

The machine that folds paper bags with flat, square bottoms was invented in 1870 by Margaret Knight, only one of asee-prism-november-2008_page_2more than 850 women featured in a new book, Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America. The 272-page, impressively illustrated book marks women’s achievements in a variety of areas, including technology, academia, politics and sports. Some are well-known, like astronaut Sally Ride and environmentalist/biologist Rachel Carson. Others less so, like chemist Stephanie Kwolek, who in 1965 invented the bullet-proof material Kevlar.

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National History expert offers “her” slant on women today at MSU on Tuesday (10/12/2008)

National History expert offers “her” slant on women today at MSU on Tuesday – Starkville Mississippi starkville-mississippi-newspaper-article-10-12-08

The country may not have been ready for a women president in 2009 but by 2010, when women will take control of 60 percent of the nation’s wealth according to some futurist, a change in leadership may follow. Are women ready?

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Guest Speaker: Jill Tietjen RIT Fall 2008

On September 19, author, speaker, and electrical engineer Jill S. Tietjen came to RIT to talk about the book she co- weritfall081nl_page_2authored with Charlotte S. Waisman “Her Story: The Power of the Women on Whose Shoulders We Stand.” This unique book is filled with information on women who have impacted American History from 1587 to 2007.

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