Girls Think of Everything
Girls Think of Everything shows that women and girls have invented ingenious innovations. Whether it is in kitchens and living rooms, in garages and labs and basements, or even in converted chicken coops, women’s and girls’ have innovations have made our lives simpler and better.
Certainly their creations are some of the most enduring (the windshield wiper) and best loved (the chocolate chip cookie). What inspired these women, and moreover, just how did they turn their ideas into realities?
This updated edition of the 2000 collective biography showcases greater diversity in its representation of women inventors. Each chapter focuses on challenging problems that spark creative solutions that have changed, or promise to change, the world. This edition retains most of the subjects from the original book. However, they are now balanced with women of color and women from outside the United States.
New profiles include Alissa Chavez, a Latina teen who invented the Hot Seat to prevent infant deaths in hot cars; Azza Abdelhamid Faiad, an Egyptian teen who devised a method of turning recycled plastic into fuel; and Kiara Nirghin, a South African teen who came up with a way to fight drought using the absorbency of orange peels.
Thimmesh especially profiles young inventors who are trying to solve contemporary problems, with creations that rely on modern technology. Many of them raise capital for their projects via crowdfunding, which will likely inspire readers.
Expanded resources for aspiring scientists and a time line that emphasizes more recent inventions are welcome changes. Tweaks to the original artwork and additions in the same collage style are fun and creative.
