Title
Campus Units
History
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2008
Journal or Book Title
Women, Science, and Myth: Gender Beliefs from Antiquity to the Present.
First Page
141
Last Page
148
Abstract
Gendered questions about technology depend on that word's definition. "Technology" often signifies machinery, images of race cars, robots, or military weapons that play to a macho love of power and speed. But once we broaden the concept of technology to include baby bottles, contraceptive devices, sewing patterns, and cell phones, gender connotations change. Furthermore, historians define technology not just as hardware but, equally important, as knowledge about making or doing things. This understanding opens discussion about technology to include skills such as cooking, weaving, and nursing (Lerman, Oldenziel, and Mohun 2003).
Copyright Owner
ABC Clio
Copyright Date
2008
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Bix, Amy, "Technology" (2008). History Publications. 71.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/history_pubs/71
Included in
Cultural History Commons, History of Gender Commons, History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Commons, United States History Commons
Comments
This chapter is published as ''Technology," Women. Science. and Myth: Gender Beliefs from Antiquity to the Present, Sue Rosser, ed. (Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio, 2008): 141-148. Posted with permission.