Magnificent Women and their Revolutionary Machines
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Magnificent Women and their Revolutionary Machines by Henrietta Heald
A centenary tribute to Britains trailblazing, boundary-breaking women engineers- 'A fascinating social history' Times Literary Supplement
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'Well-written, vigorous.. shows how Britain's female engineers were key figures in modernisation' BBC History Magazine
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'At its heart, this is a group biography of the Women's Engineering Society... Yet Henrietta Heald also spins her story outward, taking in the ways in which the society's members became pioneers not just in engineering and technology but also politics, suffrage and social reform' History Revealed
- 'Meticulously researched... provides a fascinating account of a century of change for women' Journal of SMEE
Henrietta Heald is the author of William Armstrong, Magician of the North which was shortlisted for the H. W. Fisher Best First Biography Prize and the Portico Prize for non-fiction. She was chief editor of Chronicle of Britain and Ireland and Reader’s Digest Illustrated Guide to Britain’s Coast. Her other books include Coastal Living, La Vie est Belle, and a National Trust guide to Cragside, Northumberland.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781800180277 |
| ISBN 10 | 1800180276 |
| Title | Magnificent Women and their Revolutionary Machines |
| Author | Henrietta Heald |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Unbound |
| Year published | 2021-03-04 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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