From curlers to chainsaws

"A collection of lyrical and illuminating essays about the serious, silly, seductive, and sometimes sorrowful relationships between women and their machines. This collection explores in depth objects we sometimes take for granted, focusing not only on their functions but also on their powers to inform identity. For each writer, the device moves beyond the functional to become a symbolic extension of the writer{u2019}s own mind--altering and deepening each woman{u2019}s concept of herself."--Provided by publisher.