Marvelous Mattie : How Margaret E. Knight Became an Inventor (Edition 1) (Hardcover)

from teddy5

A good example of a biography because the author goes through the life of Mattie Knight in her adventures leading up to inventing and as an inventor. Knight was always curious about how things worked and enjoyed more than anything designing things. Whether it was a kite for her brothers or sleds ...

from lisab818

This picture book biography tells the story of Margaret Knight, a woman of the Industrial Revolution who broke gender barriers to become an inventor. Her first patented invention, a machine that produced flat-bottom paper bags, was stolen by an acquaintance. Knight went to court to prove that a s...

from matthewbloome

The inventor of the flat bottomed paper bag sure went through a lot to get the recognition she deserved. Too bad they don't make a bigger deal about the person who invented things like that. I can't believe what jerks men were about mechanical ability! That guy who tried to steal her invention wi...

from teddy5

A good example of a biography because the author goes through the life of Mattie Knight in her adventures leading up to inventing and as an inventor. Knight was always curious about how things worked and enjoyed more than anything designing things. Whether it was a kite for her brothers or sleds ...

from conuly

You've probably never heard of Margaret E. Knight before. And yet you are intimately familiar with something she invented, a device used every day. Mattie invented a machine to make paper bags that would stand up on their own. What, you were hoping for something a little more exciting? More... wo...