1. Josephine Cochrane: The Dishwasher
Out of frustration, Josephine Cochrane invented the dishwasher. She'd been angry that hired domestic help continually broke and chipped her fine china.
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2. Mary Phelps Jacob: The Modern Brassiere
Jacobs was awarded a US patent in 1914 for a Brassiere that supported the breasts up from the shoulders and separated them into two individual shapes.
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3. Grace Hopper: BM-Harvard Mark
Admiral Dr. Grace Murray Hopper is known as the "mother of computers"! After WWII, Hopper was stationed at Harvard, where she worked on the development of the IBM-Harvard Mark 1, the first large-scale computer in the U.S.
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4. Mary Anderson: The Windshield Wiper
Can you imagine, in the early 1900s if it was raining or snowing, drivers had to stop every few blocks to wipe their windshields?! Mary Anderson solved that.
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5. Hedy Lamarr: Secret Communications System
The patented "Secret Communications Systems" in 1941, manipulated radio frequencies with an unbreakable code to prevent classified messages from being intercepted by enemy.
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6. Margaret Knight: The "Queen" of Paper Bags
Before the paper bag, the 1st version was shaped like an envelope, with no flat bottom. How were you supposed to fit your sandwich into that? Knight solved this by creating a machine to cut, fold, and glue square bottoms to paper bags!
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7. Tabitha Babbitt: The Circular Saw
In the early 1800s, two men were required to work a lumber saw by pulling and pushing, back and forth. But thanks to a woman, the process became much simpler. In 1813, Tabitha Babbitt created the circular saw!
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8. Stephanie Kwolek: Bullet Proof Vests
Stephanie Kwolek invented Kevlar, a tough durable material now used to make bulletproof vests. For years she'd worked on the process at DuPont and in 1963, she got the polymers or rod-like molecules in fibers to line up in one direction.
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9. Rachel Zimmerman: The Blissymbol Printer
What is the Blissymbol Printer? It's a software program invented by a Canadian 12-year-old in the mid-1980s. Zimmerman's printer enables those with severe physical disabilities like cerebral palsy, to communicate.
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10. Bette Nesmith Graham: Liquid Paper
The inventor of "Liquid Paper" or as we may know it, "White-Out" was Betty Nesmith Graham.
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11. Alice H. Parker: The Gas Heating Furnance
Parker was an African-American inventor who in 1919, filed the first U.S. patent for the precursor to a central heating system.
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12. Sarah E. Goode: The Foldaway Bed
Goode was the first African-American woman to be granted a U.S. patent in 1885 for the invention of the Foldaway Bed!
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13. Martha Coston: Colored Signal Flares
When her husband died suddenly in 1847, Martha Coston discovered the concept for colored flares in her husband's notebooks. She spent 10 years working with scientists and military officers to figure out how to make a flare that would be long-lasting but easy to use.
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14. Dr. Ellen Ochoa: Optical Analysis Systems
Ellen Ochoa was the first Hispanic female astronaut, and is also a research scientist for NASA. Her invention patented in 1987, can be used for quality control in the manufacturing of various intricate parts.
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15. Dr. Maria Telkes: Home Solar Heating System
The biophysicist who invented the first home solar heating system grew up in Hungary and moved to the U.S. in 1925.
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16. Patricia Bath, M.D.: Laser Cataract Surgery Device
She's the first African-American female doctor to patent in 1988, a new method of removing cataracts. The medical laser instrument made the procedure more accurate and is termed the cataract Laserphacoprobe. Dr. Bath was also the first Black Female Surgeon appointed to UCLA in 1975. As a laser scientist and inventor, she has 5 patents on the laser cataract surgery device covering the United States, Canada, Japan, and Europe.
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17. Ann Moore: The Snugli® Baby Carrier
As a Peace Corps nurse during the 1960s in West Africa, Moore was inspired to create the Snugli®, as well as other kinds of specialized carrying cases.
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18. Lyda Newman: Improved Hairbrush
While Newman was not the original inventor of the hair brush, her improvements to the brush made her a significant contributor to its evolution.
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19. Patsy Sherman: Scotchgard™ Stain Repellent
Sherman's role in the invention of Scotchgard™ was a "happy mistake". As a research chemist with 3M in 1953, a lab mishap with fluorochemicals lead her to a new discovery.
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20. Marion Donovan: Disposable Diapers
Debuting at Saks Fifth Avenue in 1949, was Donovan's first successful invention called "Boaters." It was a waterproof baby diaper cover that prevented diaper rash.
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21. Ruth Wakefield: Toll House Chocolate Cookies
While making a batch of cookies that required melted chocolate for her guest, she found she'd run out of baker's chocolate. She conveniently substituted the recipe with a crushed Nestles chocolate bar, the pieces of chocolate held their shape and became an accidental hit!
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22. Barbara Askins: New Film Development
NASA chemist Barbara Askins' invention of film development involved the use of
radioactive materials to enhance negatives. It could also be used to enhance images even after the pictures were developed!
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23. Theora Stephens: Curling Hair Iron
The African-American hair dresser and technician, Theora Stephens patented the curling iron in 1980. You may be wondering why this date is so late, considering the hair styling tool has been used since early Greek civilization?
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24. Sara Blakely: Spanx Undergarment
The American Dream still exists with today's youngest self-made female billionaire. She's the inventor who helps women slim down with the popular elastic underpants, Spanx.
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Hmmm. Nice

BreezyRita:
Hmmm. Nice

Thanks

Nice one ladies, but they all yet to match the invention of Mikhail Kalashnikov


The man whose invention has effected the entire world.

cool

Bullet proof too even when the use of guns is almost a man's thing...

These r really cool.

This days our ladies are inventing
‡Selfie
‡Pouting
‡e.t.c

Women also invented

blackberry
bbm
Brazilian hair
Peruvian and French hair
bleaching cream
nairaland
seunn

and the newest Tab and Android!!

I didn't notice kitchen gadgets like,folk,ice pic,kitchen knives etc,Why?

Awesome.

wow!....interesting.

Obinoscopy, this is worth FP

Wow I never knew this one oo, strong women

abeg, somburi help me here. who discovered garri ?

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Very interesting

Front page material, na long sleeve i go sew

tobiboss:
Front page material, na long sleeve i go sew

I don't know what's keeping them from putting it up so long.
Maybe I should mention Seun, ishilove and mukina2.