Harriet Tracy US inventor. 27 patents, incl crib, 17 sewing machines, cooking stove & fire escape. Tracy Gravity Safety Elevator slowed descent in case of power outage, used 1893 @ Woman's Building @ World's Columbian Exposition Chicago. d. #OTD 30 May 1918 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet...
May 30, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Harriet Tracy US inventor. 27 patents, incl crib, 17 sewing machines, cooking stove & fire escape. Tracy Gravity Safety Elevator slowed descent in case of power outage, used 1893 @ Woman's Building @ World's Columbian Exposition Chicago. d. #OTD 30 May 1918 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet...
Don't let them erase the history of these amazing #WomenInventors #WomenPioneers #WomenoftheUSAirForce ⤵️
Most of us have used Global Positioning System (GPS) for navigation & we can thank Gladys West for creating the foundation for GPS.
She used her mathematical & programming expertise to invent an accurate model of the Earth.
She was inducted into the US Air Force Hall of Fame.
She used her mathematical & programming expertise to invent an accurate model of the Earth.
She was inducted into the US Air Force Hall of Fame.
February 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Don't let them erase the history of these amazing #WomenInventors #WomenPioneers #WomenoftheUSAirForce ⤵️
🌟 In 1908, Dresden housewife Melitta Bentz revolutionized coffee forever! Fed up with grounds in her cup, she punched holes in a brass pot +used her son's school paper to create the first coffee filter. Patent granted June 20, 1908! ☕️
#WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM #WomenInventors
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#WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM #WomenInventors
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August 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
🌟 In 1908, Dresden housewife Melitta Bentz revolutionized coffee forever! Fed up with grounds in her cup, she punched holes in a brass pot +used her son's school paper to create the first coffee filter. Patent granted June 20, 1908! ☕️
#WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM #WomenInventors
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#WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM #WomenInventors
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Because this kind of information needs to become common knowledge. For multiple reasons
Because this kind of information needs to become common knowledge. For multiple reasons
August 28, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Maybe a hash tag? #womeninventors.
Because this kind of information needs to become common knowledge. For multiple reasons
Because this kind of information needs to become common knowledge. For multiple reasons
Portrait of Hedy Lamarr, detail, mixed media collage on wood panel, by Lisa Sheets, 10" x 8" x 1", 2024.
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January 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Portrait of Hedy Lamarr, detail, mixed media collage on wood panel, by Lisa Sheets, 10" x 8" x 1", 2024.
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#womeninventors
#womenscientists
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February is National Women’s Inventors’ Month. This reel features one of the most prolific female inventors, Bealuh Louise Henry.
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#tiffanymcdaniel #womeninventors #booksky
February 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
February is National Women’s Inventors’ Month. This reel features one of the most prolific female inventors, Bealuh Louise Henry.
#tiffanymcdaniel #womeninventors #booksky
#tiffanymcdaniel #womeninventors #booksky
#Canada Demands Immediate Return of Every #JollyJumper in U$A: Tariffs Never Paid🔚
#Ojibwa #Indigenous #womenInventors #🇨🇦Indigenous #cdnHistory
#Ojibwa #Indigenous #womenInventors #🇨🇦Indigenous #cdnHistory
May 20, 2025 at 4:53 AM
#Canada Demands Immediate Return of Every #JollyJumper in U$A: Tariffs Never Paid🔚
#Ojibwa #Indigenous #womenInventors #🇨🇦Indigenous #cdnHistory
#Ojibwa #Indigenous #womenInventors #🇨🇦Indigenous #cdnHistory
1/4 #OnThisDay in 1919, Alice H. Parker, an African American woman inventor from Morristown, New Jersey, received U.S. Patent No. 1,325,905 for a “Heating Furnace”.
#OTD #PatentHistory #BlackInventors #WomenInventors #BlackHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory #BlackInventors #WomenInventors #BlackHistory
December 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
1/4 #OnThisDay in 1919, Alice H. Parker, an African American woman inventor from Morristown, New Jersey, received U.S. Patent No. 1,325,905 for a “Heating Furnace”.
#OTD #PatentHistory #BlackInventors #WomenInventors #BlackHistory
#OTD #PatentHistory #BlackInventors #WomenInventors #BlackHistory
🌟 Meet Hedy Lamarr: Hollywood Glamour & Tech Innovator! 🌟
You might know Hedy Lamarr as the stunning star of the silver screen in the 1930s and 1940s, but did you know she was also a groundbreaking inventor? 🎬💡
#HedyLamarr #WomenInSTEM #womeninventors
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You might know Hedy Lamarr as the stunning star of the silver screen in the 1930s and 1940s, but did you know she was also a groundbreaking inventor? 🎬💡
#HedyLamarr #WomenInSTEM #womeninventors
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February 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🌟 Meet Hedy Lamarr: Hollywood Glamour & Tech Innovator! 🌟
You might know Hedy Lamarr as the stunning star of the silver screen in the 1930s and 1940s, but did you know she was also a groundbreaking inventor? 🎬💡
#HedyLamarr #WomenInSTEM #womeninventors
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You might know Hedy Lamarr as the stunning star of the silver screen in the 1930s and 1940s, but did you know she was also a groundbreaking inventor? 🎬💡
#HedyLamarr #WomenInSTEM #womeninventors
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📚🪐💙📚💙🪐 Teaser ‼️
An ordinary woman reignites her passion for inventing. She’s no physical fighter, her weapon is determination.
What is your personal secret weapon?
#NearFuture #Sci-fi #Hopeful #NeverGiveUp #WomenInventors #MothersNeverGiveUp #Parentingisnteady #Groundbreaking
An ordinary woman reignites her passion for inventing. She’s no physical fighter, her weapon is determination.
What is your personal secret weapon?
#NearFuture #Sci-fi #Hopeful #NeverGiveUp #WomenInventors #MothersNeverGiveUp #Parentingisnteady #Groundbreaking
April 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
📚🪐💙📚💙🪐 Teaser ‼️
An ordinary woman reignites her passion for inventing. She’s no physical fighter, her weapon is determination.
What is your personal secret weapon?
#NearFuture #Sci-fi #Hopeful #NeverGiveUp #WomenInventors #MothersNeverGiveUp #Parentingisnteady #Groundbreaking
An ordinary woman reignites her passion for inventing. She’s no physical fighter, her weapon is determination.
What is your personal secret weapon?
#NearFuture #Sci-fi #Hopeful #NeverGiveUp #WomenInventors #MothersNeverGiveUp #Parentingisnteady #Groundbreaking
"Forgotten Legends"
Josephine Cochrane invented the modern dishwasher in 1886.
Men mocked her — then bought her machines — then stole the credit.
Classic.
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Josephine Cochrane invented the modern dishwasher in 1886.
Men mocked her — then bought her machines — then stole the credit.
Classic.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"Forgotten Legends"
Josephine Cochrane invented the modern dishwasher in 1886.
Men mocked her — then bought her machines — then stole the credit.
Classic.
✨ Share if dishes are your enemy
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Josephine Cochrane invented the modern dishwasher in 1886.
Men mocked her — then bought her machines — then stole the credit.
Classic.
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#JosephineCochrane #WomenInventors #TheSheRecords
From groundbreaking tech to life-saving medicine, women inventors have shaped our world! 🌍✨ Hedy Lamarr paved the way for Wi-Fi, and Dr. Tu Youyou revolutionized malaria treatment. Who inspires you the most? 💡👩🔬
#SOLEmpowerment #thesolfoundation #WomenInSTEM #InnovateForChange #WomenInventors
#SOLEmpowerment #thesolfoundation #WomenInSTEM #InnovateForChange #WomenInventors
April 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
From groundbreaking tech to life-saving medicine, women inventors have shaped our world! 🌍✨ Hedy Lamarr paved the way for Wi-Fi, and Dr. Tu Youyou revolutionized malaria treatment. Who inspires you the most? 💡👩🔬
#SOLEmpowerment #thesolfoundation #WomenInSTEM #InnovateForChange #WomenInventors
#SOLEmpowerment #thesolfoundation #WomenInSTEM #InnovateForChange #WomenInventors
A customer, who bought my Ellen Eglin patent design, asked me to make another as a poster with page two of Eglin's patent, but still crossing out of the name on the patent.
You can see all my Eglin designs here: greyandslate.etsy.com?search_query...
#blackhistory #womenmakers #womeninventors
You can see all my Eglin designs here: greyandslate.etsy.com?search_query...
#blackhistory #womenmakers #womeninventors
June 22, 2026 at 12:17 PM
A customer, who bought my Ellen Eglin patent design, asked me to make another as a poster with page two of Eglin's patent, but still crossing out of the name on the patent.
You can see all my Eglin designs here: greyandslate.etsy.com?search_query...
#blackhistory #womenmakers #womeninventors
You can see all my Eglin designs here: greyandslate.etsy.com?search_query...
#blackhistory #womenmakers #womeninventors
Women Trailblazers Are Known for Discoveries by Marilyn Ostermiller darlenebeckjacobson.wordpress.com/2026/04/27/w... #womeninventors #booksforkids
Women Trailblazers Are Known for Discoveries by Marilyn Ostermiller
“Put on your thinking cap.” Kids hear that a lot—usually from an adult who wants them to remember where they left their jacket. Or, maybe what happened to their homework assignment. “Thinking caps…
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April 27, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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Marty Goddard changed how we think about sexual assault. A new history looks at why you have never heard of her. Fascinating article of the history of the "Vitullo kit." #criminaljustice #rapekits #womeninventors www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/26/m...
Marty Goddard changed how we think about sexual assault. A new history looks at why you have never heard of her.
It was a Chicago citizen, not the Chicago Police Department, who turned her dedication to helping victims of sexual assault into the invention of the rape kit, the evidence collection tool now used…
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January 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Marty Goddard changed how we think about sexual assault. A new history looks at why you have never heard of her. Fascinating article of the history of the "Vitullo kit." #criminaljustice #rapekits #womeninventors www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/26/m...
"She Did It First"
Mary Kies: first woman to hold a U.S. patent (1809).
For hat weaving.
Innovation meets fashion meets history.
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Mary Kies: first woman to hold a U.S. patent (1809).
For hat weaving.
Innovation meets fashion meets history.
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#MaryKies #WomenInventors #SheDidItFirst #TheSheRecords
December 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"She Did It First"
Mary Kies: first woman to hold a U.S. patent (1809).
For hat weaving.
Innovation meets fashion meets history.
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#MaryKies #WomenInventors #SheDidItFirst #TheSheRecords
Mary Kies: first woman to hold a U.S. patent (1809).
For hat weaving.
Innovation meets fashion meets history.
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#MaryKies #WomenInventors #SheDidItFirst #TheSheRecords
Caresse Crosby born Mary Phelps Jacob (1892-1970) was the inventor of the first successful modern bra.
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May 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Caresse Crosby born Mary Phelps Jacob (1892-1970) was the inventor of the first successful modern bra.
#womeninventors
#womenshistory
#womeninventors
#womenshistory
Think of Mary Anderson next time you use your windshield wipers!
Anderson was awarded a patent for her Window Cleaning Device on November 10, 1903💡
#MaryAnderson #PatentHistory #Invention #CarHistory #WomenInventors
Anderson was awarded a patent for her Window Cleaning Device on November 10, 1903💡
#MaryAnderson #PatentHistory #Invention #CarHistory #WomenInventors
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Think of Mary Anderson next time you use your windshield wipers!
Anderson was awarded a patent for her Window Cleaning Device on November 10, 1903💡
#MaryAnderson #PatentHistory #Invention #CarHistory #WomenInventors
Anderson was awarded a patent for her Window Cleaning Device on November 10, 1903💡
#MaryAnderson #PatentHistory #Invention #CarHistory #WomenInventors
May 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Katharine Burr Blodgett (1898-1979) was an American physicist and chemist known for her work on surface chemistry, in particular her invention of "invisible" or nonreflective glass while employed at General Electric.
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#womeninventors
May 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Katharine Burr Blodgett (1898-1979) was an American physicist and chemist known for her work on surface chemistry, in particular her invention of "invisible" or nonreflective glass while employed at General Electric.
#womeninventors
#womeninventors
#OTD in 1892, Anna M. Mangin was awarded U.S. Patent Number 470,005 for the Pastry Fork.
So ahead of its time, it was displayed at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, and her innovation lives in kitchens everywhere today.
#WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInventors #BlackHistory365
So ahead of its time, it was displayed at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, and her innovation lives in kitchens everywhere today.
#WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInventors #BlackHistory365
March 1, 2026 at 5:04 PM
#OTD in 1892, Anna M. Mangin was awarded U.S. Patent Number 470,005 for the Pastry Fork.
So ahead of its time, it was displayed at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, and her innovation lives in kitchens everywhere today.
#WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInventors #BlackHistory365
So ahead of its time, it was displayed at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, and her innovation lives in kitchens everywhere today.
#WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInventors #BlackHistory365