Book Description

"Edith G. Tolchin has spent her entire careerworking with inventors. In Successful Women Inventors, Edithhighlights some of the greatest top-notch successful women inventors andreputable service providers, all eager to share their stories and advice. Inher easy-going, personable style, Edith has gleaned the "cream of the crop"from each of these impressive women. It's a gift to anyone who's ever had awinning idea but nowhere to go and no roadmap to birth their vision." --Barbara Corcoran, Shark on ABC's hit TVshow Shark Tank and founder of theCorcoran Group Throughout history,books have highlighted male inventors--butwhy not women inventors? And whereare the women inventors of color? Why have so many of these women not foundtheir rightful places in history? Often, without choice, women have stayed hometo take care of their children. Over the last few decades, though--withincreased educational opportunities, access to daycare facilities, and continuedattempts to "shatter the "glass ceiling"--women have begun to create equatefooting with men, careers--and salaries. With such advancement so readily onthe rise, women have made great gains on their creative ideas, their worthwhileplans . . . and their inventions! While many of their inventions to date havebeen related largely to the improvement of household and child care items--with STEMin schools and in corporations--women's ideas and innovations remain limitless. For the past 25years, Edith G. Tolchin has had the opportunity to work with, and interviewed,hundreds of inventors for her longtime column at Inventors Digest. Inher new book Secrets of Successful Women Inventors, Ms. Tolchin reveals thereal-life stories of 19 successful modern-day women inventors--stories thatdescribe the hard work, frequent struggles, and indomitable spirit with whichthey have never given up on their ideas. For many, it will present a revealinglook at these women's respective journeys--from their ideas first being sketchedon napkins to the creation of multimillion-dollar companies. In addition, Ms.Tolchin includes sound advice and guidance from accomplished invention serviceproviders to further help future women inventors reach their fullest potential.