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Bette Nesmith Graham (March 23, 1924 – May 12, 1980) was an American typist, commercial artist, and the inventor of the correction fluid Liquid Paper. She was the mother of musician and producer Michael Nesmith of The Monkees. [1]
A struggling secretary created a concoction that relieved her and others around the world from the pressure of perfection. Bette Nesmith Graham, center, in 1978. She formed a...
Bette Nesmith Graham (March 23, 1924–May 12, 1980) was the inventor and businesswoman who made a fortune from her invention "Liquid Paper," a product which along with its competitors such as Wite-Out, allowed secretaries to quickly correct typing mistakes.
Typists who are prone to making mistakes when using old-fashioned typewriters or word processors have Bette Nesmith Graham to thank for creating one of the most simple, yet lifesaving inventions in all of office-supply history: Liquid Paper. Born Bette Clair McMurry in Dallas, Texas on March 23, 1924, this high-school dropout married Warren ...
The secretary who turned Liquid Paper into a multimillion-dollar business - The Hustle. Once a struggling single mother, Bette Nesmith Graham would become a business magnate in the office supply industry of the 20th century with her Liquid Paper correction fluid.
One December, in 1951, Bette Nesmith Graham invented Liquid Paper. Graham was a single mother working as an executive secretary for the chairman of the board at the Texas Bank and Trust in Dallas.
Discover the inspiring story of Bette Nesmith Graham, a single mother and secretary who became the inventor of Liquid Paper, revolutionizing correction fluid forever. Ever wonder how a simple mistake led to a huge invention?
Liquid Paper. In 1956, Bette Nesmith Graham (mother of future Monkees guitarist Michael Nesmith) invented the first correction fluid in her kitchen. Working as a typist, she used to make many mistakes and always strove for a way to correct them.
Like many women in the 1950s, Bette Nesmith Graham made a living as a secretary. But between her sub-par typing skills, her critical boss and the fact that she had to support herself and...
Bette Nesmith Graham used a kitchen blender to create liquid paper. It was originally called "mistake out", the invention of Bette Nesmith Graham, a Dallas secretary and a single mother raising a son* on her own.