Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
So what better time to pay tribute to black women innovators—who are all too often overlooked and excluded from our history books. Here are ten awesome things that might never have existed without the invention or innovation of black women: 1. Everything good about your phone.
10 Inventions By Black Women. 1. The Laserphoco Probe. Dr. Patricia Bath hit several milestones in her medical career. The opthalmologist was the first Black female physician to receive a medical patent and was the first Black woman to finish a residency in ophthalmology at New York University.
MAKERS highlights the African-American female inventors who change the way we live today. Girls and women are given increasing opportunities to invent using code, 3D printing, and...
The same goes for Mariam E. Benjamin, Sarah Boone and Ellen Elgin—all 19th century African-American women who successfully gained patents in the face of seemingly insurmountable...
The following is a list of notable African-American women who have made contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Engineer Marian Croak (left) and ophthalmologist Patricia Bath are the first Black women to be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in its nearly 50-year history.
Overlooked Stories Of 17 Black Women Trailblazers From The Past. For this Black History Month, Black Girl Ventures went on a mission to research some of the most impactful Black women entrepreneurs and inventors from our past.
Black inventors like Madam C.J. Walker, Frederick McKinley Jones, Patricia Bath, and Mark Dean revolutionized everyday life with their creations.
Born Sarah Breedlove, Madame C.J. Walker became the first Black woman millionaire by inventing a line of cosmetics and hair products aimed at Black consumers in the first decades of the 20th century. Walker pioneered the use of female sales agents, who traveled door to door across the U.S. and Caribbean selling her products.
Katherine Johnson and 9 Other Black Female Pioneers in Science. These African American women in STEM broke the racial barrier and skyrocketed to the top of their field. By Brad Witter...