The La Mirada Library invites you to a special event with historical author, Susan Casey this Saturday, March 30th at 2 pm. Casey will present an engaging discussion on Women of Action: Women inventors and Women of the American Revolution. This presentation is in honor of Women’s History Month and is co-sponsored by the Friends of the La Mirada Library.
Susan Casey is the author of Kids Inventing! A Handbook for Young Inventors, Women Invent! Two Centuries of Discoveries That Have Shaped Our World, and Women Heroes of the American Revolution. She is also a journalist and her articles and photographs have appeared in numerous publications including Fast Company, Family Circle, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Inventors Digest, and many others.
In Women Heroes of the American Revolution: 20 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Defiance, and Rescue, Casey examines in meticulous detail the historic, though often overlooked, contributions of women to the American Revolution. Though aimed at young adult readers, this particular text uses language and story-telling rhetoric to impart lessons and tales of bravery to readers of all ages. Every schoolchild knows about Paul Revere’s 20-mile ride to warn that the British were coming. Far fewer know that 16-year-old Sybil Ludington rode twice as far to help her father, Colonel Ludington, muster his scattered troops to fight a marauding enemy. Few know about Martha Bratton, who blew up a supply of gunpowder to keep it from approaching British troops and boldly claimed, “It was I who did it!” Susan Casey gives Ludington, Bratton, and 18 other remarkable girls and women of the Revolution the spotlight they deserve in this lively collection of biographical profiles. Drawing on interviews with historians and descendants as well as primary source material, this is an invaluable resource for any student’s or history buff’s bookshelf.
In Women Invent!: Two Centuries of Discoveries That Have Shaped Our World, Casey tells inspiring stories of women inventors that take the reader through the process of inventing—from coming up with an idea to having it manufactured and sold. As the Los Angeles Times stated, “Casey’s main goal is to inspire young inventors, not to praise accomplished ones, so she has included stories about dozens of lesser-known inventions, as well as a comprehensive resource list to help would-be inventors develop and even profit from their own ideas.”
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