Women Technology

Did you know Toll House Cookies were created accidentally in an old Toll House in Massachusetts by a woman hurrying to make a tasty snack for her patrons? And did you know that Liquid Paper® (or white-out) was invented because of one small typing mistake? Often overshadowed by famous male inventors, women have also made many significant contributions to science and industry.

Let’s talk about the 19th century as a time when much of our necessities were answered with technology. Let’s talk about the 19th century with answers to economic riddles. This biography book for fifth graders features the likes of The Wright Brothers, Samuel F. Morse, Louis Braille, Elijah McCoy, Madam CJ Walker, and Alexander Graham Bell. Listen to their stories. Begin today.

Fiction drama based on the clandestine relationship of Sigmund Freud with his sister-in-law Minna Bernays, who, to make things even worse, lived in the same house with all his family. This relationship has been lately confirmed with historical evidence and has been one of the best kept secrets in Freud's life. Martha Bernays and her sister Minna lived together 40 years in Vienna with the 5 children of the Freud family, and shared the love of one of the scientists.