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Timeline of women in warfare in the United States before 1900; Timeline of women in warfare in the United States from 1900 to 1949; Timeline of women lawyers; Timeline of women's legal rights in the United States (other than voting) Timeline of women's suffrage. Timeline of women's suffrage in Alabama; Timeline of women's suffrage in Alaska
1877 : The microphone was first invented by David Edward Hughes, despite Thomas Edison being granted the patent. Hughes discovered that electrical currents varied when sound vibrations were passed through carbon packed into a confined space. His first broadcast was of scratching insects.
First patent on foil electret microphone by G. M. Sessler and J. E. West (pages 1 to 3) West was born on February 10, 1931, in Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia as the elder of two children to Samuel Edward and Matilda West. He was born in his maternal grandfather's house because the local hospital would not admit Black people.
Ring-and-spring microphones, such as this Western Electric microphone, were common during the electrical age of sound recording c. 1925–45.. The second wave of sound recording history was ushered in by the introduction of Western Electric's integrated system of electrical microphones, electronic signal amplifiers and electromechanical recorders, which was adopted by major US record labels in ...
The Kansas City Chiefs owner’s family celebrated Taylor Swift’s birthday in a fittingly bejeweled way.. Last week, Ava Hunt, daughter of Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, shared a sweet snap holding a ...
Phyllis Ann George (June 25, 1949 – May 14, 2020) was an American businesswoman, actress, and sportscaster.In 1975, George was hired as a reporter and co-host of the CBS Sports pre-show The NFL Today, becoming one of the first women to hold an on-air position in national televised sports broadcasting.
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Women's rights activist; women's advisor to Labor Prime Minister Paul Keating and editor of Ms. magazine (New York) 1940–1999: Cathy Harkin: Northern Ireland: 1942: 1985: Women's refuge: 1940–1999: Karlina Leksono Supelli: Indonesia: 1958 – 1940–1999: Kazimiera Szczuka: Poland: 1966 – 1940–1999: Lili Taylor: United States: 1967 ...