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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]
On International Women’s Day, here’s a look at some of the most important inventions created by women
American women inventors (218 P) Pages in category "Women inventors" The following 127 pages are in this category, out of 127 total.
Some of the most incredible inventors, writers, politicians, & activists have been women. From Ida B. Wells to Sally Ride, here are women who changed the world. 22 Famous Women in History You Need ...
MAKERS highlights the African-American female inventors who change the way we live today.
Physicist Donna Strickland received the Nobel Prize in Physics "for groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics"; she shared it with Arthur Ashkin and Gérard Mourou. [161] [162] For the first time in history, women received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Nobel Prize in Physics in the same year. [163]
W. E. B. Du Bois's exhibit featuring Sarah's patent and other African American inventors. It’s unclear if Sarah worked on more inventions following her folding bed. However, her husband Archie’s invention of an automatic garbage box was praised by the Chicago Civic Federation and published in a local newspaper in 1895. [34]