Secrets of Successful Women Inventors: How They Swam with the "Sharks" and Hundreds of Other Ways to Commercialize Your Own Inventions

“Edith G. Tolchin has spent her entire career working with  inventors. In Secrets of Successful Women Inventors, Edith highlights  some of the greatest top-notch successful women inventors and reputable  service providers, all eager to share their stories and advice. In her  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 a winning idea but nowhere to go and no roadmap to birth their  vision.” —Barbara Corcoran, “Shark” on ABC’s hit TV show Shark Tank and  founder of the Corcoran Group

Until recently, history has tended  to highlight male inventors—but why not women inventors as well? And  where are the women inventors of color? Why have so many of these women  not found their rightful places in history? Thankfully, over the last  few decades—with increasing opportunities to shatter the “glass  ceiling”—women have begun to achieve equal footing with men in careers  and in salaries. Women worldwide have also made great gains with their  inventions! While in the past, many of their inventions have been  largely related to the improvement of household and child care items,  things have changed. With women achieving influential positions in  business, scientific research, and government—women’s creative  innovations are limitless.

In her new book, Secrets of Successful  Women Inventors, Edith G. Tolchin reveals the real-life stories of over  twenty successful modern-day women inventors—stories that describe  their hard work, frequent struggles, and relentless dedication to their  ideas. Ms. Tolchin presents a look behind the scenes at their respective  journeys—from their inventions first being sketched on napkins to the  creation of multimillion-dollar companies—and offers sound advice to  future inventors from several accomplished invention service providers.  She also includes brief snippets of information on women inventors  throughout history.

While this book is about women who had dreams  and made them come true, it can also serve as a blueprint for any woman  looking to turn her own ideas into reality.