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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]
The following is a list of notable African-American women who have made contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.. An excerpt from a 1998 issue of Black Issues in Higher Education by Juliane Malveaux reads: "There are other reasons to be concerned about the paucity of African American women in science, especially as scientific occupations are among the ...
African Americans have been the victims of oppression, discrimination and persecution throughout American history, with an impact on African-American innovation according to a 2014 study by economist Lisa D. Cook, which linked violence towards African Americans and lack of legal protections over the period from 1870 to 1940 with lowered innovation. [1]
Hazel Ying Lee (李月英) – first Chinese American woman to earn a pilot's license; flew for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) Kurt Lee – Major, US Marine Corps.; first Asian American Marine Corps officer, Navy Cross recipient [7] [8]
Hungarian-American MIT inventor Mária Telkes and American architect Eleanor Raymond created, in 1947, the Dover Sun House, the first house powered by solar energy. Wrinkle-free fiber Wrinkle-free fiber invented by Ruth R. Benerito The invention was said to have "saved the cotton industry".
From Dreams To Reality: A Tribute to Minority Inventors is a 1986 documentary featuring African-American actor, writer and director Ossie Davis. [1] It features several notable African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Latinos who have made significant contributions to science, technology, and medicine. [2]
Evelyn Boyd Granville (1924–2023), American mathematician, second African-American woman to get a PhD in mathematics; Marion Cameron Gray (1902–1979), Scottish mathematician; Barbara Grosz (born 1948), American computer scientist; 1993 President of the AAAI; Milly Koss (1928–2012), American computing pioneer; Bryna Kra (born 1966 ...
Elizabeth D. A. Cohen (1820–1921), American physician, first female physician in the state of Louisiana; Rebecca Cole (1846–1922) American physician, by 1867 she was the second African-American woman to become a doctor in the United States