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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 ]
It includes food scientists that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "Women food scientists" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
With environmentally sound practices and healthy eating initiatives, the world of food is continually transitioning. Women have played a particularly large role in these changes throughout history ...
American women inventors (218 P) Pages in category "Women inventors" The following 128 pages are in this category, out of 128 total.
The world-famous Texas BBQ pitmaster still wakes up at 6 A.M. every Saturday and drives to Snow’s, where she has been expertly manning the pits for more than two decades.
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.
Ulrike Beisiegel (born 1952), German biochemist, researcher of liver fats and first female president of the University of Göttingen; Sibylle Günter (born 1964), theoretical physicist researching tokamak plasmas; Hanna von Hoerner (1942–2014), astrophysicist; Eva-Maria Neher (born 1950), German biochemist, microbiologist; Nina Papavasiliou ...