Who invented the dishwasher, windshield wiper, caller ID? Women created these 50 inventions.
On May 5, 1809, Mary Kies became the first woman to receive a patent in the United States. (It was for her technique of weaving straw with silk.) Of course, women inventors existed before this time, but the property laws in many states made it illegal for women to own property on their own. This led …
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