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The Women of General Motors: A Century of Art & Engineering

The Women of General Motors: A Century of Art & Engineering

Smith, Constance A.

Hardcover

Series: Wonderful Paper Spheres, Book 1

Business BiographiesBiographies GeneralAutomobiles

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ISBN10: 0764364286
ISBN13: 9780764364280
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd
Published: Dec 6 2022
Pages: 336
Weight: 4.25
Height: 2.00 Width: 8.90 Depth: 10.90
Language: English
An authoritative guide to the role women have played in the automotive world. Since the early days of General Motors, there have been women--known and unknown--who have had vital roles in design, engineering, manufacturing, and administration. In this follow-up to Damsels in Design, her book on women automotive designers from 1939-1959, Constance Smith presents profiles of and interviews with more than 100 women who have steered the course of General Motors for almost 100 years. The women featured include:
  • Bonnie Lemm, the first woman designer-engineer at GM
  • Helene Rother, the first woman automobile and transportation designer hired by GM's Styling Department in the 1940s
  • Suzanne Vanderbilt, the holder of numerous industrial design patents and the designer of the first adjustable lumbar seat supports
  • Mary Barra, who became GM's chair and CEO in 2016

Readers will meet these remarkable achievers and discover how they took on a male-dominated industry--and triumphed.

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