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Snugli and Weego were invented by nurse and peacekeeper Ann Moore first in the 1960s. Pertussis Vaccine A pioneering female American doctor, medical researcher and an outspoken voice in the pediatric community, the supercentenarian Leila Alice Denmark (1898–2012) is credited as co-developer of the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine. [citation ...
In the US, in 1954, only 1.5% of patents named a woman, compared with 10.9% in 2002. [1] Women's inventions have historically been concentrated in some areas, such as chemistry and education, and rare in others, such as physics, and electrical and mechanical engineering. [1]
Beulah Louise Henry was born on September 28, 1887 in Raleigh, North Carolina, [2] [3] the daughter of Walter R. and Beulah Henry. She was the granddaughter of former North Carolina Governor W. W. Holden and a direct descendant of President Benjamin Harrison and Patrick Henry.
Anna May Wong a.k.a. Wong Liu Tsong. Wong was the first Chinese American movie star, both in Hollywood and internationally, and the first Asian American woman to receive a star on the Hollywood ...
American women inventors (218 P) Pages in category "Women inventors" The following 128 pages are in this category, out of 128 total.
Anne Hutchinson was the first American woman to start a Protestant sect. [1] 1640 Anne Bradstreet was the first published poet in the British North American colonies. [2] 1647 Margaret Brent was the first American woman to demand the right to vote. [3] [4] 1649 Sarah White Norman and Mary Vincent Hammon were charged with "lewd behavior upon a ...
From the first Apple computer to the COVID-19 vaccine, here are the most revolutionary inventions that were born in the U.S.A. in the past half-century.
This list of famous African American women to know in 2024 includes singers, actors, athletes, entrepreneurs, politicians and more inspiring modern Black women.