05 March 2008
Author To Discuss the Significance of Women Inventors
Ask America webchat March 10 with Ethlie Ann Vare
Throughout the 20th century, innovation was greatly enhanced by the imagination of women inventors -- and their vital contributions continue in the 21st century.
On March 10 at 12 noon EDT (1600 GMT), join author Ethlie Ann Vare to celebrate and learn more about the significance of women inventors.
Ethlie Ann Vare is the author of the first book written in the 20th century about women inventors: Mothers of Invention -- From the Bra to the Bomb, Forgotten Women and Their Unforgettable Ideas. Vare is well-known as a television personality and for her work a writer of TV shows, including CSI, Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda, Renegade and Silk Stalkings. She is currently consulting with Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry for a major exhibit about women inventors, to be displayed in 2009.
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