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This page aims to list inventions and discoveries in which women played a major role. Objects List Object 1 - "Almond Water" Object 2 - “Level Keys” (Trimmed; Open for Rewrite) Object 3 - "Smiler Repellent" In revision, please wait for this file to update Object 4 - "Deuclidators" Object 5 - "Candy" Object 6 - "The Mirror" Object 7 - "Memory Jar" Object 8 - "Lamps" Object 9 - "Dumb Gum ...
She is known for her soft-focus close-ups of famous Victorians and for illustrative images depicting characters from mythology, Christianity, and literature. She was born in Calcutta , and after establishing herself among the Anglo-Indian upper-class, she moved to London where she made connections with the cultural elite.
Sarah Maria Beach was born in Birmingham, England, and baptised in November 1770 as a daughter of Richard and Mary Beach. [6] She married Samuel Guppy in 1795. In 1811 she patented the first of her inventions, a method of making safe piling for bridges.
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]
She then co-founded the National Women's Political Caucus, was the first Black woman to serve on the House Rules Committee, and spent her life championing equality, pacifism, and ending poverty ...
The category is for women of significance in the Victorian era of British history, from 1837–1901. It is a subcategry of People of the Victorian era, and should only contain women active in Britain or in the British Empire .
Engineers during World War Two test a model of a Halifax bomber in a wind tunnel, an invention that dates back to 1871.. The following is a list and timeline of innovations as well as inventions and discoveries that involved British people or the United Kingdom including the predecessor states before the Treaty of Union in 1707, the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland.
This is a historical list dealing with women scientists in the 20th century. During this time period, women working in scientific fields were rare. Women at this time faced barriers in higher education and often denied access to scientific institutions; in the Western world, the first-wave feminist movement began to break down many of these ...