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Women inventors have been historically rare in some geographic regions. For example, in the UK, only 33 of 4090 patents (less than 1%) issued between 1617 and 1816 named a female inventor. [ 1 ] In the US, in 1954, only 1.5% of patents named a woman, compared with 10.9% in 2002. [ 1 ]
The hot comb was an invention developed in France as a way for women with coarse curly hair to achieve a fine straight look traditionally modeled by historical Egyptian women. [44] However, it was Annie Malone who first patented this tool, while her protégé and former worker, Madam C. J. Walker, widened the teeth. [45]
American women inventors (218 P) Pages in category "Women inventors" The following 128 pages are in this category, out of 128 total.
In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re giving credit where credit is due, and highlighting 10 products made by women.
This is a historical list dealing with women scientists in the 20th century. During this time period, women working in scientific fields were rare. Women at this time faced barriers in higher education and often denied access to scientific institutions; in the Western world, the first-wave feminist movement began to break down many of these ...
Patsy O’Connell Sherman (September 15, 1930– February 11, 2008) was an American chemist and co-inventor of Scotchgard, a 3M brand of products, a stain repellent and durable water repellent. [ 1 ] Early life
Little has been recorded about Eglin's early life, which was a common theme among many early Black women inventors. Ellen F. Eglin was born in the state of Maryland in February 1836, according to the 1880 census. At some time, she and her family moved to Washington, D.C., where Eglin made her living as a housekeeper and a government employee ...
Rebecca "Becky" Schroeder (born 1962) is an American inventor and one of the youngest females to be granted a U.S. patent at the age of 12. [1] At the age of 10, she conceived the idea of a luminescent backing sheet that would enable writing in the dark. This innovation led to her receiving U.S. Patent 3,832,556 on August 27, 1974. [2]