Introduction : opportunities for women -- Woman as architect ; Case study : the career of Hazel Wood Waterman -- Woman as inventor ; Case study : Mary Louise McLaughlin and ceramic technology -- Woman as executive ; Case study : businesswoman Candace Thurber Wheeler -- Woman as editor ; Case study : Adelaide Alsop Robineau and the publication of Keramic Studio -- Women and the American arts and crafts movement ; Case study : The craftsman, by Irene Sargent -- Conclusion