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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]
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 ]
Pages in category "Women inventors" The following 128 pages are in this category, out of 128 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Mar. 2—It may seem like a recent trend for more women to be entering STEM fields, but women have a long history of contributing to innovations in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science; List of female Nobel laureates; List of female scientists before the 20th century; List of female scientists in the 21st century; List of female scientists in the 20th century; List of prizes, medals, and awards for women in science; List of African-American women in STEM fields
March 12, 1994: The first women were ordained as Church of England priests; 32 women were ordained together. [88] [89] 1992: First women ordained as priests in the Anglican Church of Australia. 1996: On 21 December 1996 Gloria Shipp was the first Aboriginal woman ordained as priest in the Anglican Church of Australia
With nearly 12 million women-owned businesses in the U.S., American women have built 10-figure net worths that represent not an inheritance but the fruits of their labor. They include one billion ...
In honor of Women's History Month, read on to learn about some of the women who helped make IVF possible. Miriam Menkin Menkin started working with Harvard gynecologist Dr. John Rock from the late ...