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The hot comb was an invention developed in France as a way for women with coarse curly hair to achieve a fine straight look traditionally modeled by historical Egyptian women. [44] However, it was Annie Malone who first patented this tool, while her protégé and former worker, Madam C. J. Walker, widened the teeth. [45]
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 ]
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Inventors. It includes inventors that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Contents
Livia Eberlin analytical chemist, co-inventor of the MassSpec pen; Fátima Ferreira (born 1959), biologist, physician, educator, now vice-rector at the University of Salzburg specializing in molecular allergology; Dorath Pinto Uchôa (1947–2014), archaeologist; Lúcia Mendonça Previato (born 1949), biologist
On International Women’s Day, here’s a look at some of the most important inventions created by women. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...
It includes American inventors that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "American women inventors" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 218 total.
Inventor Mary Dixon Kies became the first woman to receive a United States patent in 1809, less than two decades after the creation of the first ever United States patent in 1790. Celebrate Women ...
In 2016 the Women's Engineering Society (WES), in collaboration with the Daily Telegraph, produced an inaugural list of the United Kingdom's Top 50 Influential Women in Engineering, [1] which was published on National Women in Engineering Day on 23 June 2016. [2] [3] [4] The event was so successful it became an annual celebration.