Magnificent Women and their Revolutionary Machines av Henrietta Heald

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<p><i>¿Womenhave won their political independence. Now is the time for them to achievetheir economic freedom too.¿</i></p><p>This was the great rallying cry of thepioneers who, in 1919, created the Women¿s Engineering Society. Spearheaded byKatharine and Rachel Parsons, a powerful mother and daughter duo, and CarolineHaslett, whose mission was to liberate women from domestic drudgery, it was theworld¿s first professional organisation dedicated to the campaign for women''s rights.</p><p><i>MagnificentWomen and their Revolutionary Machines</i> tells thestories of the women at the heart of this group ¿ from their success in fanningthe flames of a social revolution to their significant achievements inengineering and technology. It centres on the parallel but contrasting lives ofthe two main protagonists, Rachel Parsons and Caroline Haslett ¿ one born toprivilege and riches whose life ended in dramatic tragedy; the other who rosefrom humble roots to become the leading professional woman of