Die Mutter der Erfindung

Why did it take until the late 20th century to come up with the idea of putting wheels on suitcases, even though the wheel has existed for five thousand years? Would we perhaps never have reached the moon without the knowledge of American seamstresses? And what would a world look like where women have as much of a voice as men? Swedish bestselling author Katrine Marçal passionately illustrates what humanity has lost or only invented much later because one half of it - the women - were not allowed to participate, to influence, or to invent. She also flips the perspective: What if we talked not about the prehistoric Bronze Age, but about the Ceramic Age? Would our view of everything that followed change - and perhaps also the fact that today only three percent of global venture capital is entrusted to female founders? Would we ultimately find solutions to counteract the planetary destruction that humanity has set in motion? For far too long, we have underestimated the negative consequences of fixed ideas about masculinity and femininity. A powerful manifesto - and a refreshingly new perspective on the history of innovations.