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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]
It includes food scientists that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "Women food scientists" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
With environmentally sound practices and healthy eating initiatives, the world of food is continually transitioning. Women have played a particularly large role in these changes throughout history ...
Hats off to these women, whose commitment to fostering community and conversation through food is extraordinary and, well, truly worthy of a chef’s kiss. ... The world-famous Texas BBQ pitmaster ...
American women inventors (218 P) Pages in category "Women inventors" The following 128 pages are in this category, out of 128 total.
Grace Oladunni Taylor (born 1937), Nigerian chemist, 2nd woman inducted into the Nigerian Academy of Science; Omowunmi Sadik (born 1964), chemist, educator; Margaret Adebisi Sowunmi (born 1939), botanist and environmental archaeologist; Felicity Okpete Ovai (born 1961), engineer, civil servant, politician
Agnes Bertha Marshall (born Agnes Beere Smith; 24 August 1852 [2] – 29 July 1905) was an English culinary entrepreneur, inventor, and celebrity chef. [3] An unusually prominent businesswoman for her time, Marshall was particularly known for her work on ice cream and other frozen desserts, which in Victorian England earned her the moniker "Queen of Ices".