Need inputs for bibliography

Monday, May 5th, 2008 Posted in Bibliographies, Help Us, Syllabi | 1 Comment »

.!.Just a reminder that Daryl Hafter and I are compiling a bibliography of works on women and technology for the Lisbon 2008 meeting.  Please send me authors and titles of your favorite articles and books, including your own! Copies of ...

Name this Object

Saturday, March 29th, 2008 Posted in Help Us, WITH Information | Comments Off

Here in Townsville we believe this is definitely a home-made craft tool. Don't really understand its size. If small - possibly for poker work. If big enough to hold between the knees - probably basket work. Di

Link to mystery tool-

Saturday, March 29th, 2008 Posted in Email Discussions, Help Us, Links | 1 Comment »

The complete link for the mystery tool is here and here "Withniks, Perhaps you can help with this puzzle. We have, in our very small museum, this tool: http://people.whitman.edu/~lermanne/museum/What-is-this.html If you could tell me of a similar tool, a person who may know about ...

Do you know the source of the name "murgatroyd" for MIT female students in 1940s?

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 Posted in Help Us | 2 Comments »

Dear Colleagues, Just received the following from a local high school teacher: "I would be interested if any of you know where the name "Murgatroyd" came from for a female student at MIT in the 1940s. I recall seeing a caricature of ...