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This is a list of notable women innovators and inventors displayed by country: |
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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.<ref name=Ghere_Amran /> In the US, in 1954, only 1.5% of patents named a woman, compared with 10.9% in 2002.<ref name=Ghere_Amran>David Ghere, Fred M. B. Amram (2007). Inventing music education games. ''British Journal of Music Education'' 24(1): 55–75 {{doi|10.1017/S0265051706007224}}</ref> Women's inventions have historically been concentrated in some areas, such as chemistry and education, and rare in others, such as physics, and electrical and mechanical engineering.<ref name=Ghere_Amran /> Some names such as [[Marie Curie]] and [[Ada Lovelace]] are widely known, many other women have been active inventors and innovators in a wide range of interests and applications, contributing important developments to the world in which we live.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iberdrola.com/talent/women-inventors|title=Scientists and inventors: the women who changed the world|publisher=Iberdrola|accessdate=9 May 2022 |language=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech//SciRefGuides/womeninventors.html|title=Women of Invention: Women Inventors and Patent Holders|publisher=Library of Congress: Science Reference Guides|accessdate=9 May 2022 |language=}}</ref> |
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==Australia== |
==Australia== |
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*[[Rose Cumming]] (1884–1968), innovative interior decoration |
*[[Rose Cumming]] (1884–1968), innovative interior decoration |
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*[[Sally Dominguez]] (born 1969), modular rainwater tank |
*[[Sally Dominguez]] (born 1969), modular rainwater tank |
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*[[Minnie Crabb]] (1885–1974), braille printing press |
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*[[Myra Juliet Farrell]] (1878–1957), tailoring devices, fruit picker |
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*[[Myra Juliet Farrell]] (1878–1957), tailoring devices, fruit picker, folding pram hood |
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*[[Melissa George]] (born 1976), style snaps |
*[[Melissa George]] (born 1976), style snaps |
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*[[Veena Sahajwalla]] (fl 2010s), green steel |
*[[Veena Sahajwalla]] (fl 2010s), green steel |
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*[[Alison Todd]] (fl 1990s), pathogen detection |
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==Austria== |
==Austria== |
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*[[Slawa Duldig]] (1901–1975), folding umbrella |
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*[[Ingeborg Hochmair]] (born 1953), medical devices, cochlear implants |
*[[Ingeborg Hochmair]] (born 1953), medical devices, cochlear implants |
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*[[Lise Meitner]] (1878–1968), radioactivity, nuclear physics |
*[[Lise Meitner]] (1878–1968), radioactivity, nuclear physics |
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*[[Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky]] (1897-2000), [[Frankfurt kitchen]] |
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*[[Helene Winterstein-Kambersky]] (1900-1966), waterproof mascara |
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==Belgium== |
==Belgium== |
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*[[Guilly d'Herbemont]] (1888–1980), white cane for blind people |
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*[[Princess Stéphanie of Belgium]] (1864–1945), [[chafing dish]] |
*[[Princess Stéphanie of Belgium]] (1864–1945), [[chafing dish]] |
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*[[Christine Van Broeckhoven]] (1953), treatments for neurodegenerative diseases<ref name=EPO /> |
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*[[Maria Clementine Martin]] (1775–1843), alcoholic herb extract |
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==Brazil== |
==Brazil== |
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==Canada== |
==Canada== |
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[[File:Rosalyn Yalow.jpg|thumb|Rosalyn Yalow, Canada, medical IT applications]] |
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*[[Suhayya Abu-Hakima]] (fl 1982), artificial intelligence |
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*[[Margaret Atwood]] (born 1939), robotic writing with the [[LongPen]] |
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*[[Yvonne Brill]] (1924–2013), propulsion technologies |
*[[Yvonne Brill]] (1924–2013), propulsion technologies |
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*[[Maya Burhanpurkar]] (born 1999), Alzheimer's drugs |
*[[Maya Burhanpurkar]] (born 1999), Alzheimer's drugs |
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*[[Martha Matilda Harper]] (1857–1950), hair tonic |
*[[Martha Matilda Harper]] (1857–1950), hair tonic |
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*[[Catherine McCammon]] (fl 2000s), spectroscopy-based examination of earth materials |
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*[[Rosalyn Sussman Yalow]] (born 1972), Blissymbol printer |
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*[[Rachel Zimmerman]] (born 1972), Blissymbol printer |
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==China== |
==China== |
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*[[Joyce Chen (chef)|Joyce Chen]] (1917–1994), woks |
*[[Joyce Chen (chef)|Joyce Chen]] (1917–1994), woks |
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*[[Lanying Lin]] (1918–2003), material engineering |
*[[Lanying Lin]] (1918–2003), material engineering |
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*[[Tu Youyou]] (born 1930), malaria treatment |
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*[[Rosalyn Sussman Yalow]] (born 1965), brain-science-based learning tools |
*[[Rosalyn Sussman Yalow]] (born 1965), brain-science-based learning tools |
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*[[Dan D. Yang]] (born 1965), learning systems |
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==Denmark== |
==Denmark== |
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[[File:-rpTEN - Tag 3 (26205678573).jpg|thumb|Ida Tin, Denmark, menstruation app]] |
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*[[Dorthe Dahl-Jensen]] (born 1958), ice cores |
*[[Dorthe Dahl-Jensen]] (born 1958), ice cores |
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*[[Hanne Nielsen]] (1829–1903), Havarti cheese |
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*[[Ida Tin]] (born 1979), menstruation app |
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==Egypt== |
==Egypt== |
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*[[Hypatia]] (c.350–415 |
*[[Hypatia]] (c.350–415), mathematics, astronomy |
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*[[Pandrosion]] (c.300–360), mathematics |
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==Finland== |
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*[[Mimmi Bähr]] (1844–1923), calligrapher and inventor |
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==France== |
==France== |
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[[File:Marie Marvingt in Deperdussin aeroplane 1912.jpg|thumb|Marie Marvingt, France, airplane skis]] |
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*[[Danièle Aron-Rosa]] (born 1935), laser-based eye surgery |
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*[[Martine Bertereau]] (born c.1600), mineralogy |
*[[Martine Bertereau]] (born c.1600), mineralogy |
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*[[Marie Boivin]] (1773–1841), pelvimeter, vaginal speculum |
*[[Marie Boivin]] (1773–1841), pelvimeter, vaginal speculum |
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*[[Madame Clicquot Ponsardin]] (1777–1866), Champagne riddling |
*[[Madame Clicquot Ponsardin]] (1777–1866), Champagne riddling |
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*[[Marie Harel]] (1761–1844), Camembert cheese |
*[[Marie Harel]] (1761–1844), Camembert cheese |
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*[[Martine Kempf]] (born 1951), voice activation system |
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*[[Géraldine Le Meur]] (born 1972), digital innovation |
*[[Géraldine Le Meur]] (born 1972), digital innovation |
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*[[Marie Marvingt]] (1875–1963), metal plane skis |
*[[Marie Marvingt]] (1875–1963), metal plane skis |
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*[[Joanna Truffaut]] (fl from 2000), urban Wi-Fi networks |
*[[Joanna Truffaut]] (fl from 2000), urban Wi-Fi networks |
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*[[Jeanne Villepreux-Power]] (1794–1871), aquaria |
*[[Jeanne Villepreux-Power]] (1794–1871), aquaria |
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==Germany== |
==Germany== |
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[[File:Ida Noddack-Tacke.png|thumb|Ida Noddack, Germany, nuclear fission]] |
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*[[Melitta Bentz]] (1873–1950), coffee filter |
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*[[Melitta Bentz]] (1873–1950), coffee filter<ref name=EPO>[https://www.epo.org/news-events/in-focus/women-inventors.html Women inventors] (8 October 2021), European Patent Office (accessed 9 May 2022)</ref> |
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*[[Bertha Benz]] (1849–1944), brake linings |
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*[[Caroline Eichler]] (1808/9–1843), leg prosthesis, hand prosthesis |
*[[Caroline Eichler]] (1808/9–1843), leg prosthesis, hand prosthesis |
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*[[Judith Esser-Mittag]] (born 1921), |
*[[Judith Esser-Mittag]] (born 1921), applicator-free tampon |
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*[[Marga Faulstich]] (1915–1998), optical glass |
*[[Marga Faulstich]] (1915–1998), optical glass<ref name=EPO /> |
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*[[Amelia Freund]] (1824–1887), cooking stove |
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*[[Caroline Herschel]] (1750-1848), astronomer |
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*[[Sonja de Lennart]] (born 1920), Capri pants |
*[[Sonja de Lennart]] (born 1920), Capri pants |
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*[[Maria Goeppert Mayer]] (1906-1972), nuclear physics |
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*[[Ida Noddack]] (1896–1978), nuclear fission |
*[[Ida Noddack]] (1896–1978), nuclear fission |
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*[[Emmy Noether]] (1882–1935), algebra, physics |
*[[Emmy Noether]] (1882–1935), algebra, physics |
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*[[Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard]] (born 1942), biochemist |
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*[[Katharina Paulus]] (1868-1935), collapsible parachute |
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*[[Agnes Pockels]] (1862-1935), surface science |
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*[[Margarete Steiff]] (1847–1909), stuffed animals |
*[[Margarete Steiff]] (1847–1909), stuffed animals |
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*[[Brigitte Voit]] (born 1963), polymers |
*[[Brigitte Voit]] (born 1963), polymers |
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*[[Spéranza Calo-Séailles]] (1885–1949), "Lap" decorative concrete |
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==Hungary== |
==Hungary== |
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[[File:Maria Telkes NYWTS.jpg|thumb|Maria Telkes, Hungary, solar energy]] |
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*[[Mária Telkes]] (1900–1995), solar energy |
*[[Mária Telkes]] (1900–1995), solar energy |
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==India== |
==India== |
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*[[Pratibha Gai]] (fl from 1974), electron microscopy |
*[[Pratibha Gai]] (fl from 1974), electron microscopy |
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*[[Munia Ganguli]] (fl 2010s), drug delivery systems |
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*[[Sylvia Ratnasamy]] (born 1976), distributed hash table |
*[[Sylvia Ratnasamy]] (born 1976), distributed hash table |
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*[[Sheila Sri Prakash]] (born 1955), prefabricated rotationally moulded inspection chamber |
*[[Sheila Sri Prakash]] (born 1955), prefabricated rotationally moulded inspection chamber |
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==Ireland== |
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*[[Jane Ní Dhulchaointigh]] (fl 2010s), silicone glue<ref name=EPO /> |
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==Israel== |
==Israel== |
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==Italy== |
==Italy== |
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[[File:Patrizia caraveo.jpg|thumb|Patrizia Caraveo, Italy, particle physics]] |
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*[[Maria Abbracchio]] (born 1956), pharmacology |
*[[Maria Abbracchio]] (born 1956), pharmacology |
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*[[Catia Bastioli]] (born 1957), biodegradable plastics<ref name=EPO /> |
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*[[Patrizia A. Caraveo]] (born 1954), particle physics |
*[[Patrizia A. Caraveo]] (born 1954), particle physics |
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*[[Teresa Ciceri Castiglioni]] (1750–1821) Italian inventor, agronomist |
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*[[Maria Cristina Facchini]] (fl from 1980s), aerosols |
*[[Maria Cristina Facchini]] (fl from 1980s), aerosols |
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*[[Elena of Montenegro]] (1873–1952), signed photographs |
*[[Elena of Montenegro]] (1873–1952), signed photographs |
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*[[Maria Montessori]] (1870–1952), physician and educator |
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*[[Adele Racheli]] (1897–1992) engineer and co-founder of Milan patent protection office |
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==Japan== |
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*[[Teruko Mizushima]] (1920–1996), time-based currency |
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*[[Katsuko Saruhashi]] (1920–2007), measurement of carbon-dioxide concentrations in seawater<ref name=Borca-Carrillo>Carmen Borca-Carrillo (31 March 2022). [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/five-women-inventors-you-didnt-learn-about-in-history-class-180979844/ Five Women Inventors You Didn't Learn About in History Class]. ''[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]]'' (accessed 9 May 2022)</ref> |
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==Latvia== |
==Latvia== |
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*[[Marija Šimanska]] (1922–1995), heterocyclic compounds |
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*[[Lina Stern]] (1878–1968), blood–brain barrier |
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==Netherlands== |
==Netherlands== |
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[[File:Saskia Wieringa at the International Conference on Feminism, 2016-09-24 01.jpg|thumb|Saskia Wieringa, Netherlands, gender relations]] |
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*[[Katja Loos]] (born 1971), enzymatic polymerization |
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*[[Laura J. van 't Veer]] (born 1957), cancer risk screening<ref name=EPO /> |
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*[[Saskia Wieringa]] (born 1950), gender relations |
*[[Saskia Wieringa]] (born 1950), gender relations |
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==Poland== |
==Poland== |
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*[[Marie Curie]] (1867–1934), radioactivity |
*[[File:Marie Curie c. 1920s.jpg|thumb|Marie Curie, radioactivity]][[Marie Curie]] (1867–1934), radioactivity |
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==Portugal== |
==Portugal== |
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*[[Antonia Ferreira]] (1811–1896), winemaking |
*[[Antonia Ferreira]] (1811–1896), winemaking |
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==Romania== |
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*[[Ana Aslan]] (1897–1988), ageing treatment |
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*[[Olga D. González-Sanabria]] (fl from 1979), battery technology, systems management |
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==Russia== |
==Russia== |
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[[File:Beletskaya.jpg|thumb|Beletskaya, Russia, organometallic chemistry]] |
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*[[Anna Pavlova]] (1881–1931), pointe shoes for ballet |
*[[Anna Pavlova]] (1881–1931), pointe shoes for ballet |
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*[[Irina Beletskaya]] (born 1933), organometallic chemistry |
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==Singapore== |
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*[[Lin Hsin Hsin]] (fl 1990s), various IT inventions |
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==Spain== |
==Spain== |
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*[[Concepción Aleixandre]] (1862–1952), gynecology |
*[[Concepción Aleixandre]] (1862–1952), gynecology |
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*[[Ángela Ruiz Robles]] (1895–1975), electronic book reader |
*[[Ángela Ruiz Robles]] (1895–1975), electronic book reader |
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*[[Margarita Salas]] (1938–2019), DNA amplication<ref name=EPO /> |
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==Sweden== |
==Sweden== |
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*[[Iréne Grahn]] (1945–2013), patented finger joint support for patients with [[rheumatoid arthritis]] |
*[[Iréne Grahn]] (1945–2013), patented finger joint support for patients with [[rheumatoid arthritis]] |
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*[[Hanna Hammarström]] (1829–1909), telephone wires |
*[[Hanna Hammarström]] (1829–1909), telephone wires |
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*[[Ninni Kronberg]] (1874–1946), powdered milk |
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*[[Laila Ohlgren]] (1937–2014), mobile telephony |
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*[[Maria Romell]] (1859-1949), heat-insulated food container and more |
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*[[Petra Wadström]] (b.1952), inventor of [[Solvatten]] |
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==Switzerland== |
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*[[Ursula Keller]] (born 1959), laser technology<ref name=EPO /> |
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==United Arab Emirates== |
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*[[Reem Al Marzouqi]] (fl 2000s), car driven without hands |
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==United Kingdom== |
==United Kingdom== |
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[[File:Ada Lovelace portrait.jpg|thumb|Portrait of Ada Lovelace, mathematician, possibly by [[Alfred Edward Chalon]]]] |
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*[[Princess Anne of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg]] (1864–1927), automatic balancing bed |
*[[Princess Anne of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg]] (1864–1927), automatic balancing bed |
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*[[Anna Atkins]] (1799–1871), photography |
*[[Anna Atkins]] (1799–1871), photography |
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*[[Hertha Ayrton]] (1854–1923), electric arc lighting |
*[[Hertha Ayrton]] (1854–1923), electric arc lighting |
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*[[Theresa Berkley]] (died 1836), [[Berkley Horse]] |
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*[[Lauren Bowker]] (born 1985), colour-change inks |
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*[[Roxey Ann Caplin]] (1793–1888), corsetry |
*[[Roxey Ann Caplin]] (1793–1888), corsetry |
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*[[Adelaide Claxton]] (fl 1860s–1890s), ear caps |
*[[Adelaide Claxton]] (fl 1860s–1890s), ear caps |
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*[[Fiona Fairhurst]] (fl 2009), swimsuits |
*[[Fiona Fairhurst]] (fl 2009), swimsuits |
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*[[Christine Foyer]] (born 1952), plant science |
*[[Christine Foyer]] (born 1952), plant science |
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*[[Rosalind Franklin]] (1920-1958), chemist |
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*[[Ida Freund]] (1863–1914), gas measurement |
*[[Ida Freund]] (1863–1914), gas measurement |
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*[[Barbara Gilmour]] (died 1732), cheese making |
*[[Barbara Gilmour]] (died 1732), cheese making |
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*[[Phyllis Margaret Tookey Kerridge]] (1901–1940), glass electrodes |
*[[Phyllis Margaret Tookey Kerridge]] (1901–1940), glass electrodes |
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*[[Marie Killick]] (1914–1964), sapphire stylus |
*[[Marie Killick]] (1914–1964), sapphire stylus |
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*[[Helen Lee (researcher)]] (fl from 1990s), diagnostic kits for infectious disease<ref name=EPO /> |
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*[[Ada Lovelace]] (1815-1852), mathematician |
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*[[Heather Martin (designer)]] (fl from 2000), interaction design |
*[[Heather Martin (designer)]] (fl from 2000), interaction design |
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*[[Jane A. McKeating]] (fl from 1990s), molecular biology |
*[[Jane A. McKeating]] (fl from 1990s), molecular biology |
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*[[Emma Parmee]] (fl from 1990s), antidiabetic drugs |
*[[Emma Parmee]] (fl from 1990s), antidiabetic drugs |
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*[[Lucy Rogers]] (fl from 1990s), animatronic controllers |
*[[Lucy Rogers]] (fl from 1990s), animatronic controllers |
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*[[Leslie Scott (game designer)|Leslie Scott]] (born 1955), board games |
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*[[Beatrice Shilling]] (1909–1990), device for aircraft engines |
*[[Beatrice Shilling]] (1909–1990), device for aircraft engines |
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*[[Bridget Elizabeth Talbot]] (1885–1971), watertight electric torch |
*[[Bridget Elizabeth Talbot]] (1885–1971), watertight electric torch |
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*[[Asha Peta Thompson]] (fl 2000s), wearable technology |
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==United States== |
==United States== |
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*[[Berenice Abbott]] (1898–1991), photography |
*[[Berenice Abbott]] (1898–1991), photography |
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*[[Alice Alldredge]] (born 1949), marine biology |
*[[Alice Alldredge]] (born 1949), marine biology |
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*[[Frances Allen]] (1932–2020), computer scientist |
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*[[Randi Altschul]] (born 1960), cellphones, games and toys |
*[[Randi Altschul]] (born 1960), cellphones, games and toys |
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*[[Susan Amara]] (fl from 2000), drug discovery |
*[[Susan Amara]] (fl from 2000), drug discovery |
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*[[Mary Anderson (inventor)|Mary Anderson]], windscreen wipers |
*[[Mary Anderson (inventor)|Mary Anderson]], windscreen wipers |
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*[[Virginia Apgar]] (1909–1974), health of newborns |
*[[Virginia Apgar]] (1909–1974), health of newborns |
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*[[Frances Arnold]] (born 1956), enzyme engineering |
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*[[Barbara Askins]] (born 1939), photographic negative enhancement |
*[[Barbara Askins]] (born 1939), photographic negative enhancement |
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[[File:Patriciabath.jpg|thumb|Patricia Bath, USA, medical devices]] |
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[[File:Patricia b.jpg|thumb|Patricia Billings, USA, building materials]] |
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*[[Tabitha Babbitt]] (1779–c. 1853), tool making |
*[[Tabitha Babbitt]] (1779–c. 1853), tool making |
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*[[Betty Lou Bailey]] (1929–2007), exhaust nozzle |
*[[Betty Lou Bailey]] (1929–2007), exhaust nozzle |
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*[[Ellene Alice Bailey]] (1853–1897), clothing, household goods |
*[[Ellene Alice Bailey]] (1853–1897), clothing, household goods |
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*[[Betsey Metcalf Baker]] (1786–1867), straw bonnets |
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*[[Anna Baldwin]] (fl 1860s), milk production |
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*[[Alice Pike Barney]] (1857–1931), mechanical devices |
*[[Alice Pike Barney]] (1857–1931), mechanical devices |
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*[[Janet Emerson Bashen]] (born 1957), software |
*[[Janet Emerson Bashen]] (born 1957), software |
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*[[Ruth R. Benerito]] (1916–2013), cotton fabrics |
*[[Ruth R. Benerito]] (1916–2013), cotton fabrics |
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*[[Miriam Benjamin]] (1861–1947), hotel chairs |
*[[Miriam Benjamin]] (1861–1947), hotel chairs |
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*[[Evelyn Berezin]] (1925–2018), computerized typewriter<ref name=Borca-Carrillo /> |
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*[[Margaret Olofsson Bergman]] (1872–1948), looms |
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*[[Barbara Beskind]] (fl 1945–1956), therapeutic devices |
*[[Barbara Beskind]] (fl 1945–1956), therapeutic devices |
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*[[Patricia Billings]] (born 1926), Geobond building material |
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*[[Hazel Bishop]] (1906–1998), lipstick |
*[[Hazel Bishop]] (1906–1998), lipstick |
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*[[Sara Blakely]] (born 1971), hosiery |
*[[Sara Blakely]] (born 1971), hosiery |
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*[[Helen Blanchard]] (1840–1922), sewing machines |
*[[Helen Blanchard]] (1840–1922), sewing machines |
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*[[Joani Blank]] (1937–2016), vibrators |
*[[Joani Blank]] (1937–2016), vibrators |
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*[[Katharine Burr Blodgett]] (1898–1979), low-reflectance glass |
*[[Katharine Burr Blodgett]] (1898–1979), low-reflectance glass<ref name=Borca-Carrillo /> |
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*[[Bessie Blount Griffin]] (1914–2009), feeding devices, disposable basins |
*[[Bessie Blount Griffin]] (1914–2009), feeding devices, disposable basins |
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*[[Vanna Bonta]] (1958–2014), flight suit for weightless environments |
*[[Vanna Bonta]] (1958–2014), flight suit for weightless environments |
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*[[Sarah Boone]] (1832–1904), ironing boards |
*[[Sarah Boone]] (1832–1904), ironing boards |
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*[[Shree Bose]] (born 1994), drugs for treating cancer |
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*[[Charlotte Bridgwood]] (1861–1929), windshield wipers |
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*[[Louise Brigham]] (1875–1956), modular furniture design |
*[[Louise Brigham]] (1875–1956), modular furniture design |
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*[[Clarissa Britain]] (1816–1895), received seven patents |
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*[[Marie Van Brittan Brown]] (1922–1999), home security systems |
*[[Marie Van Brittan Brown]] (1922–1999), home security systems |
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*[[Deborah Washington Brown]] (1952–2020), speech recognition |
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*[[Rachel Fuller Brown]] (1898–1980), antibiotics |
*[[Rachel Fuller Brown]] (1898–1980), antibiotics |
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*[[Mary Brush]] (fl 1815), corsets |
*[[Mary Brush]] (fl 1815), corsets |
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*[[Ve Elizabeth Cadie]], (20th century), heat insulating handle for small home appliances, coffee pot |
*[[Ve Elizabeth Cadie]], (20th century), heat insulating handle for small home appliances, coffee pot |
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*[[Mary P. Carpenter]] (1840–1900), sewing machines, mosquito nets |
*[[Mary P. Carpenter]] (1840–1900), sewing machines, mosquito nets |
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*[[Keiana Cavé]] (born 1998), oil spill disperants |
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*[[Leona Chalmers]] (fl 1937), menstrual cup |
*[[Leona Chalmers]] (fl 1937), menstrual cup |
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*[[Melanie Chartoff]] (born 1950), water recycling |
*[[Melanie Chartoff]] (born 1950), water recycling |
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*[[Inga Stephens Pratt Clark]] (1906–1970), scarf |
*[[Inga Stephens Pratt Clark]] (1906–1970), scarf |
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*[[Edith Clarke]] (1883–1959), electrical engineering |
*[[Edith Clarke]] (1883–1959), electrical engineering |
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*[[Josephine Cochrane]] (1839–1913), dishwasher |
*[[Josephine Cochrane]] (1839–1913), dishwasher<ref name=EPO /> |
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*[[Lynn Conway]] (born 1938), computer science |
*[[Lynn Conway]] (born 1938), computer science |
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*[[Martha Coston]] (1826–1904), marine signalling |
*[[Martha Coston]] (1826–1904), marine signalling |
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*[[Cathy A. Cowan]] (fl from 1990s), health care cost trends |
*[[Cathy A. Cowan]] (fl from 1990s), health care cost trends |
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*[[Margaret Crane]] (fl 1967), home pregnancy test |
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*[[Caresse Crosby]] (1891–1970), modern bra |
*[[Caresse Crosby]] (1891–1970), modern bra |
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*[[Rose Cumming]] (1887–1968), wallpapers |
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*[[Jamie Lee Curtis]] (born 1958), diapers |
*[[Jamie Lee Curtis]] (born 1958), diapers |
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*[[Emily Davenport]] (1810–1862), electric motor |
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*[[Constance Demby]] (1939–2021), electronic musical instruments |
*[[Constance Demby]] (1939–2021), electronic musical instruments |
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*[[Olive Dennis]] (1885–1957), passenger train equipment |
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*[[Maude Dickinson]] (c.1866–1933), hygiene products |
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*[[Marion Donovan]] (1917–1998), disposable diapers |
*[[Marion Donovan]] (1917–1998), disposable diapers |
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*[[Anna Dormitzer]] (1830–1903), window-cleaning equipment |
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*[[Emily C. Duncan]] (born 1849), banking calculators |
*[[Emily C. Duncan]] (born 1849), banking calculators |
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*[[Tomima Edmark]] (born 1957), garments designed for online sales |
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*[[Ellen Eglin]] (born 1849), clothes wringer |
*[[Ellen Eglin]] (born 1849), clothes wringer |
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*[[Gertrude B. Elion]] (1918–1999), medical research, drugs |
*[[Gertrude B. Elion]] (1918–1999), medical research, drugs |
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*[[Jeri Ellsworth]] (born 1974), computer design |
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*[[Ethel Finck]] (1932–2003), cardiac catheter |
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*[[Edith M. Flanigen]] (born 1929), molecular sieves |
*[[Edith M. Flanigen]] (born 1929), molecular sieves |
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*[[Irmgard Flügge-Lotz]] (1903–1974), aircraft guidance systems |
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*[[Eunice Newton Foote]] (1819–1888), greenhouse effect, boot soles |
*[[Eunice Newton Foote]] (1819–1888), greenhouse effect, boot soles |
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*[[Josephine G. Fountain]] (fl 1960), direct suction tracheotomy tube |
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*[[Helen Murray Free]] (1923–2021), diabetes tests |
*[[Helen Murray Free]] (1923–2021), diabetes tests |
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[[File:Gonzalez Sanabria.jpg|thumb|Olga D. González-Sanabria]] |
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*[[Frances Gabe]] (1015–2016), self-cleaning house |
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*[[Ruth Graves Wakefield]] (1903–1977), chocolate chip cookies |
*[[Ruth Graves Wakefield]] (1903–1977), chocolate chip cookies |
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*[[Sarah E. Goode]] (1855–1905), folding cabinet bed |
*[[Sarah E. Goode]] (1855–1905), folding cabinet bed |
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*[[Linda Gottfredson]] (born 1947), educational psychology |
*[[Linda Gottfredson]] (born 1947), educational psychology |
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*[[Olga D. González-Sanabria]] (fl from 1979), battery technology, systems management |
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*[[Bette Nesmith Graham]] (1924–1980), liquid paper |
*[[Bette Nesmith Graham]] (1924–1980), liquid paper |
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*[[Temple Grandin]] (born 1947), hug machine |
*[[Temple Grandin]] (born 1947), hug machine |
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*[[Elizabeth Riddle Graves]] (1916–1972), [[Manhattan Project]] |
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*[[Lori Greiner]] (born 1969), household sponge, toilet accessories |
*[[Lori Greiner]] (born 1969), household sponge, toilet accessories |
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*[[Ruth Handler]] (1916–2002), Barbie doll |
*[[Ruth Handler]] (1916–2002), Barbie doll |
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*[[Elise Harmon]] (1909–1985), computer miniaturization |
*[[Elise Harmon]] (1909–1985), computer miniaturization |
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*[[Martha Matilda Harper]] (1857–1950), retail franchising |
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*[[Arlene Harris (inventor)|Arlene Harris]] (born 1948), mobile and wireless technologies |
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*[[Ami Harten]] (1946–1994), applied mathematics |
*[[Ami Harten]] (1946–1994), applied mathematics |
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*[[Elizabeth Lee Hazen]] (1885–1975), antifungal medication |
*[[Elizabeth Lee Hazen]] (1885–1975), antifungal medication |
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*[[Ada Henry Van Pelt]] (1838–1923), water purification |
*[[Ada Henry Van Pelt]] (1838–1923), water purification |
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*[[Beulah Louise Henry]] (1887–1973), sewing machines, freezers, typewriters |
*[[Beulah Louise Henry]] (1887–1973), sewing machines, freezers, typewriters |
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*[[Isabella Coler Herb]] (c.1863–1943), ether administration to patients |
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*[[Leta Stetter Hollingworth]] (1886–1939), educational psychology |
*[[Leta Stetter Hollingworth]] (1886–1939), educational psychology |
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*[[Mabel White Holmes]] (1890–1977), baking mixes |
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*[[Erna Schneider Hoover]] (born 1926), computerized telephone switching |
*[[Erna Schneider Hoover]] (born 1926), computerized telephone switching |
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*[[Grace Hopper]] (1906–1992), computer programming language compiler |
*[[Grace Hopper]] (1906–1992), computer programming language compiler |
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*[[Frances Hugle]] (1927–1968), semiconductors |
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*[[Simona Hunyadi Murph]] (fl 2010s), nano technologies |
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*[[Ida Henrietta Hyde]] (1857–1945), intracellular micropipette electrode |
*[[Ida Henrietta Hyde]] (1857–1945), intracellular micropipette electrode |
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*[[Karen C. Johnson]] (born 1955), preventative health |
*[[Karen C. Johnson]] (born 1955), preventative health |
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*[[Kristina M. Johnson]] (born 1957), optoelectronic processing, 3-D imaging |
*[[Kristina M. Johnson]] (born 1957), optoelectronic processing, 3-D imaging |
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*[[Nancy Maria Donaldson Johnson]] (1794–1890), hand-operated ice cream freezer |
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*[[Amanda Jones (inventor)|Amanda Jones]] (1935–1914), vacuum canning |
*[[Amanda Jones (inventor)|Amanda Jones]] (1935–1914), vacuum canning |
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*[[Eldorado Jones]] (1860–1932), aeronautical mufflers, electric iron developments |
*[[Eldorado Jones]] (1860–1932), aeronautical mufflers, electric iron developments |
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[[File:Margaret knight boston sunday post march 31 1912 p.45.jpg|thumb|Margaret Knight with one of her many inventions]] |
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*[[Anna Keichline]] (1899–1943), interior design, kitchen features, construction bricks |
*[[Anna Keichline]] (1899–1943), interior design, kitchen features, construction bricks |
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*[[Mary |
*[[Mary Kenner]] (1912–2006), sanitary belt<ref name=Borca-Carrillo /> |
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*[[Mary Dixon Kies]] (1752–1837), hat manufacture |
*[[Mary Dixon Kies]] (1752–1837), hat manufacture |
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*[[Elizabeth Kingsley]] (1871–1957), crossword puzzles |
*[[Elizabeth Kingsley]] (1871–1957), crossword puzzles |
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*[[Edith Klemperer]] (1898–1987), neurology and psychiatry |
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*[[Margaret E. Knight]] (1838–1914), flat-bottomed paper bag |
*[[Margaret E. Knight]] (1838–1914), flat-bottomed paper bag |
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*[[June Kroenke]] (fl 1960s–1990s), sewing tools |
*[[June Kroenke]] (fl 1960s–1990s), sewing tools |
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*[[Deepika Kurup]] (born 1998), solar-powered water purification |
*[[Deepika Kurup]] (born 1998), solar-powered water purification |
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*[[Stephanie Kwolek]] (1923–2014), synthetic fibres |
*[[Stephanie Kwolek]] (1923–2014), synthetic fibres |
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* |
*Angela Kornas (born 1977), bra inserts |
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[[File:Hedy Lamarr 1939 crop.jpg|thumb|Hedy Lamarr, Inventor, 1939]] |
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*[[Hedy Lamarr]] (1914–2000), radio guidance systems |
*[[Hedy Lamarr]] (1914–2000), radio guidance systems |
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*[[Esther Lederberg]] (1922–2006), microbial genetics |
*[[Esther Lederberg]] (1922–2006), microbial genetics |
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*[[Cricket Lee]] (born 1953), clothing fitting |
*[[Cricket Lee]] (born 1953), clothing fitting |
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*[[Tara Lemmey]] (fl 2010s), information technology |
*[[Tara Lemmey]] (fl 2010s), information technology |
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*[[Jennifer A. Lewis]] (born 1964), 3D printing |
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*[[Lisa Lindahl]] (born 1948), exercise bra |
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*[[Barbara Liskov]] (born 1939), computer programming |
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*[[Misha Mahowald]] (1963–1996), computational systems |
*[[Misha Mahowald]] (1963–1996), computational systems |
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*[[Annie Malone]] (1869–1957), cosmetics |
*[[Annie Malone]] (1869–1957), cosmetics |
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*[[Helen Herrick Malsed]] (1910–1998), toys |
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*[[Joy Mangano]] (born 1956), self-wringing mop, luggage systems |
*[[Joy Mangano]] (born 1956), self-wringing mop, luggage systems |
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*[[Elizabeth Holloway Marston]] (1893–1993), systolic blood-pressure test |
*[[Elizabeth Holloway Marston]] (1893–1993), systolic blood-pressure test |
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*[[Sybilla Righton Masters]] (1676–1720), corn milling, hat making |
*[[Sybilla Righton Masters]] (1676–1720), corn milling, hat making |
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*[[Jessica O. Matthews]] (fl from 2008), energy-storing devices |
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*[[Melanie Mayron]] (born 1952), skin care products |
*[[Melanie Mayron]] (born 1952), skin care products |
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*[[Frances McConnell-Mills]] (1900–1975), hair rinse |
*[[Frances McConnell-Mills]] (1900–1975), hair rinse |
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*[[Florence Melton]] (1911–2007), foam-soled slippers |
*[[Florence Melton]] (1911–2007), foam-soled slippers |
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*[[Barbara Haviland Minor]] (fl from 1980s), refrigerants |
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*[[Heidi Messer]] (born 1969), online marketing |
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*[[Ynes Mexia]] (1870–1938), botany |
*[[Ynes Mexia]] (1870–1938), botany |
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*[[Catharine Cox Miles]] (1890–1984), human intelligence |
*[[Catharine Cox Miles]] (1890–1984), human intelligence |
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*[[Joan L. Mitchell]] (1947–2015), [[JPEG]] image format |
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*[[Sumita Mitra]] (born 1949), dental filler based on nanoparticles<ref name=EPO /> |
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*[[Karen Mohlke]] (fl from 1990s), human genetics |
*[[Karen Mohlke]] (fl from 1990s), human genetics |
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*[[Mary Sherman Morgan]] (1921–2004), |
*[[Mary Sherman Morgan]] (1921–2004), hydyne rocket fuel<ref name=Borca-Carrillo /> |
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*[[Virginia A. Myers]] (1927–2015), printing press developments |
*[[Virginia A. Myers]] (1927–2015), printing press developments |
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*[[Klára Dán von Neumann]] (1911–1963), early computer applications, including meteorology |
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*[[Lyda D. Newman]] (fl 1890s), hairbrush |
*[[Lyda D. Newman]] (fl 1890s), hairbrush |
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*[[Karen Panetta]] (fl 1990s), medical diagnostics software |
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*[[Alice H. Parker]] (1885–1920), gas-powered [[Furnace (central heating)|central-heating furnace]] |
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*[[Bonnie Pemberton]] (fl from 1990s), cat anti-scratch deterrent |
*[[Bonnie Pemberton]] (fl from 1990s), cat anti-scratch deterrent |
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*[[Radia Perlman]] (born 1951), spanning-tree networking protocol |
*[[Radia Perlman]] (born 1951), spanning-tree networking protocol |
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*[[Lindsay Phillips]] (born 1984), flip-flop design |
*[[Lindsay Phillips]] (born 1984), flip-flop design |
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*[[Mary Florence Potts]] (1850–1922), clothes irons |
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*[[Agnes J. Quirk]] (1884–1974), penicillin producation |
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;R |
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[[File:Sibyl Rock Control Engineering 1955.jpg|thumb|Sybil Rock]] |
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*[[Gitanjali Rao (scientist)|Gitanjali Rao]] (born 2005), measurement of lead content in water |
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*[[Sibyl M. Rock]] (1909–1981), mass spectrometry |
*[[Sibyl M. Rock]] (1909–1981), mass spectrometry |
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*[[Ernestine Rose]] (1810–1892), deodorizer |
*[[Ernestine Rose]] (1810–1892), deodorizer |
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*[[Leona D. Samson]] (born 1952), DNA repair |
*[[Leona D. Samson]] (born 1952), DNA repair |
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*[[Ginny Scales-Medeiros]] (fl 1970s), tanning system |
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*[[Sandra Scarr]] (born 1936), developmental psychology |
*[[Sandra Scarr]] (born 1936), developmental psychology |
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*[[Becky Schroeder]] (born 1962), Glow Sheet for writing in the dark |
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*[[Patsy O'Connell Sherman]] (1930–2008), Scotchgard, repellents |
*[[Patsy O'Connell Sherman]] (1930–2008), Scotchgard, repellents |
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*[[Altina Schinasi]] (1907–1999), Harlequin eyeglass frame |
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*[[Amy B. Smith]] (born 1962), screenless hammer mill, phase-change incubator |
*[[Amy B. Smith]] (born 1962), screenless hammer mill, phase-change incubator |
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*[[Pamela S. Soltis]] (born 1957), botany, polyploidy |
*[[Pamela S. Soltis]] (born 1957), botany, polyploidy |
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*[[Fannie S. Spitz]] (1873–1943), nut-shelling equipment |
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*[[Vesta Stoudt]] (1891–1966), duct tape |
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*[[Edith Stern]] (born 1952), holds over 100 patents in various computerized applications |
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*[[Harriet Williams Russell Strong]] (1844–1926), water storage |
*[[Harriet Williams Russell Strong]] (1844–1926), water storage |
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*[[Janese Swanson]] (born 1958), educational games |
*[[Janese Swanson]] (born 1958), educational games |
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*[[Esther Takeuchi]] (born 1953), energy storage |
*[[Esther Takeuchi]] (born 1953), energy storage<ref name=EPO /> |
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*[[Emily E. Tassey]] (1823–1899), marine technology |
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*[[Emily E. Tassey]] (fl 1980s), women's bicycles |
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*[[Valerie Thomas]] (born 1943), illusion transmitter |
*[[Valerie Thomas]] (born 1943), illusion transmitter |
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*[[Elizabeth Sthreshley Townsend]] (died 1919), braille typewriter |
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*[[Harriet Tracy]] (1834–1918), elevators and sewing machines |
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*[[Ann Tsukamoto]] (born 1952), stem cell research |
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*[[Madeline Turner]] (fl 1916), fruit press |
*[[Madeline Turner]] (fl 1916), fruit press |
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*[[Anne Tyng]] (1920–2011), children's construction set |
*[[Anne Tyng]] (1920–2011), children's construction set |
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*[[Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic]] (fl 1990s), tissue grafts<ref name=EPO /> |
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;W |
;W |
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*[[Grace Wahba]] (born 1934), statistics |
*[[Grace Wahba]] (born 1934), statistics |
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*[[Mary Walton]] (fl 1879), reduced hazards of smoke emissions |
*[[Mary Walton]] (fl 1879), reduced hazards of smoke emissions |
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*[[Josephine Webb]] (1918–2017), switchgear |
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*[[Sandra Welner]] (1858–2001), patient examination table |
*[[Sandra Welner]] (1858–2001), patient examination table |
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*[[Eliza Wilbur]] (1851–1930), telescopes |
*[[Eliza Wilbur]] (1851–1930), telescopes |
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*[[Margaret A. Wilcox]] (born 1838), car heater design |
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*[[Nancy Farley Wood]] (1903–2003), ionizing radiation detectors |
*[[Nancy Farley Wood]] (1903–2003), ionizing radiation detectors |
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;Y |
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*[[Rosalyn Sussman Yalow]] (1921–2011), radioimmunoassay technique |
*[[Rosalyn Sussman Yalow]] (1921–2011), radioimmunoassay technique |
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* [[Adele De Berri]] (1885 - 1950s), Inventor of [[Silver screen|Silver Screen]] |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of inventions and discoveries by women]] |
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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] Women's inventions have historically been concentrated in some areas, such as chemistry and education, and rare in others, such as physics, and electrical and mechanical engineering.[1] Some names such as Marie Curie and Ada Lovelace are widely known, many other women have been active inventors and innovators in a wide range of interests and applications, contributing important developments to the world in which we live.[2][3]
The following is a list of notable women innovators and inventors displayed by country.
Australia[edit]
- Rose Cumming (1884–1968), innovative interior decoration
- Sally Dominguez (born 1969), modular rainwater tank
- Minnie Crabb (1885–1974), braille printing press
- Myra Juliet Farrell (1878–1957), tailoring devices, fruit picker, folding pram hood
- Melissa George (born 1976), style snaps
- Veena Sahajwalla (fl 2010s), green steel
- Alison Todd (fl 1990s), pathogen detection
Austria[edit]
- Slawa Duldig (1901–1975), folding umbrella
- Ingeborg Hochmair (born 1953), medical devices, cochlear implants
- Lise Meitner (1878–1968), radioactivity, nuclear physics
- Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky (1897-2000), Frankfurt kitchen
- Helene Winterstein-Kambersky (1900-1966), waterproof mascara
Belgium[edit]
- Guilly d'Herbemont (1888–1980), white cane for blind people
- Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (1864–1945), chafing dish
- Christine Van Broeckhoven (1953), treatments for neurodegenerative diseases[4]
- Maria Clementine Martin (1775–1843), alcoholic herb extract
Brazil[edit]
- Chu Ming Silveira (1941–1997), public telephone
Canada[edit]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Rosalyn_Yalow.jpg/220px-Rosalyn_Yalow.jpg)
- Suhayya Abu-Hakima (fl 1982), artificial intelligence
- Margaret Atwood (born 1939), robotic writing with the LongPen
- Yvonne Brill (1924–2013), propulsion technologies
- Maya Burhanpurkar (born 1999), Alzheimer's drugs
- Martha Matilda Harper (1857–1950), hair tonic
- Catherine McCammon (fl 2000s), spectroscopy-based examination of earth materials
- Rachel Zimmerman (born 1972), Blissymbol printer
China[edit]
- Joyce Chen (1917–1994), woks
- Lanying Lin (1918–2003), material engineering
- Tu Youyou (born 1930), malaria treatment
- Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (born 1965), brain-science-based learning tools
- Dan D. Yang (born 1965), learning systems
Denmark[edit]
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- Dorthe Dahl-Jensen (born 1958), ice cores
- Hanne Nielsen (1829–1903), Havarti cheese
- Ida Tin (born 1979), menstruation app
Egypt[edit]
- Hypatia (c.350–415), mathematics, astronomy
- Pandrosion (c.300–360), mathematics
Finland[edit]
- Mimmi Bähr (1844–1923), calligrapher and inventor
France[edit]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Marie_Marvingt_in_Deperdussin_aeroplane_1912.jpg/220px-Marie_Marvingt_in_Deperdussin_aeroplane_1912.jpg)
- Danièle Aron-Rosa (born 1935), laser-based eye surgery
- Martine Bertereau (born c.1600), mineralogy
- Marie Boivin (1773–1841), pelvimeter, vaginal speculum
- Herminie Cadolle (1845–1926), brassiere
- Madame Clicquot Ponsardin (1777–1866), Champagne riddling
- Marie Harel (1761–1844), Camembert cheese
- Martine Kempf (born 1951), voice activation system
- Géraldine Le Meur (born 1972), digital innovation
- Marie Marvingt (1875–1963), metal plane skis
- Marguerite Perey (1909–1975), francium
- Joanna Truffaut (fl from 2000), urban Wi-Fi networks
- Jeanne Villepreux-Power (1794–1871), aquaria
Germany[edit]
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- Melitta Bentz (1873–1950), coffee filter[4]
- Bertha Benz (1849–1944), brake linings
- Caroline Eichler (1808/9–1843), leg prosthesis, hand prosthesis
- Judith Esser-Mittag (born 1921), applicator-free tampon
- Marga Faulstich (1915–1998), optical glass[4]
- Amelia Freund (1824–1887), cooking stove
- Caroline Herschel (1750-1848), astronomer
- Sonja de Lennart (born 1920), Capri pants
- Maria Goeppert Mayer (1906-1972), nuclear physics
- Ida Noddack (1896–1978), nuclear fission
- Emmy Noether (1882–1935), algebra, physics
- Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (born 1942), biochemist
- Katharina Paulus (1868-1935), collapsible parachute
- Agnes Pockels (1862-1935), surface science
- Margarete Steiff (1847–1909), stuffed animals
- Brigitte Voit (born 1963), polymers
Greece[edit]
- Spéranza Calo-Séailles (1885–1949), "Lap" decorative concrete
Hungary[edit]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Maria_Telkes_NYWTS.jpg/220px-Maria_Telkes_NYWTS.jpg)
- Mária Telkes (1900–1995), solar energy
India[edit]
- Pratibha Gai (fl from 1974), electron microscopy
- Munia Ganguli (fl 2010s), drug delivery systems
- Sylvia Ratnasamy (born 1976), distributed hash table
- Sheila Sri Prakash (born 1955), prefabricated rotationally moulded inspection chamber
Ireland[edit]
- Jane Ní Dhulchaointigh (fl 2010s), silicone glue[4]
Israel[edit]
- Ruth Arnon (born 1933), multiple sclerosis drug
Italy[edit]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Patrizia_caraveo.jpg/220px-Patrizia_caraveo.jpg)
- Maria Abbracchio (born 1956), pharmacology
- Catia Bastioli (born 1957), biodegradable plastics[4]
- Patrizia A. Caraveo (born 1954), particle physics
- Teresa Ciceri Castiglioni (1750–1821) Italian inventor, agronomist
- Maria Cristina Facchini (fl from 1980s), aerosols
- Elena of Montenegro (1873–1952), signed photographs
- Maria Montessori (1870–1952), physician and educator
- Adele Racheli (1897–1992) engineer and co-founder of Milan patent protection office
Japan[edit]
- Teruko Mizushima (1920–1996), time-based currency
- Katsuko Saruhashi (1920–2007), measurement of carbon-dioxide concentrations in seawater[5]
Latvia[edit]
- Marija Šimanska (1922–1995), heterocyclic compounds
- Lina Stern (1878–1968), blood–brain barrier
Netherlands[edit]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Saskia_Wieringa_at_the_International_Conference_on_Feminism%2C_2016-09-24_01.jpg/220px-Saskia_Wieringa_at_the_International_Conference_on_Feminism%2C_2016-09-24_01.jpg)
- Katja Loos (born 1971), enzymatic polymerization
- Laura J. van 't Veer (born 1957), cancer risk screening[4]
- Saskia Wieringa (born 1950), gender relations
New Zealand[edit]
- Elizabeth Ann Louisa Mackay (1843–1908), cooking utensils
Nigeria[edit]
- Omowunmi Sadik (born 1964), microelectrode sensing, environmental applications
Poland[edit]
Marie Curie (1867–1934), radioactivityMarie Curie, radioactivity
Portugal[edit]
- Antonia Ferreira (1811–1896), winemaking
Romania[edit]
- Ana Aslan (1897–1988), ageing treatment
Russia[edit]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Beletskaya.jpg/220px-Beletskaya.jpg)
- Anna Pavlova (1881–1931), pointe shoes for ballet
- Irina Beletskaya (born 1933), organometallic chemistry
Singapore[edit]
- Lin Hsin Hsin (fl 1990s), various IT inventions
Spain[edit]
- Concepción Aleixandre (1862–1952), gynecology
- Ángela Ruiz Robles (1895–1975), electronic book reader
- Margarita Salas (1938–2019), DNA amplication[4]
Sweden[edit]
- Maria Christina Bruhn (1732–1808), gunpowder packaging
- Eva Ekeblad (1724–1786), agronomy
- Amalia Eriksson (1824–1923), candy stick
- Simone Giertz (born 1990), robotic devices
- Iréne Grahn (1945–2013), patented finger joint support for patients with rheumatoid arthritis
- Hanna Hammarström (1829–1909), telephone wires
- Ninni Kronberg (1874–1946), powdered milk
- Laila Ohlgren (1937–2014), mobile telephony
- Maria Romell (1859-1949), heat-insulated food container and more
- Petra Wadström (b.1952), inventor of Solvatten
Switzerland[edit]
- Ursula Keller (born 1959), laser technology[4]
United Arab Emirates[edit]
- Reem Al Marzouqi (fl 2000s), car driven without hands
United Kingdom[edit]
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- Princess Anne of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1864–1927), automatic balancing bed
- Anna Atkins (1799–1871), photography
- Hertha Ayrton (1854–1923), electric arc lighting
- Theresa Berkley (died 1836), Berkley Horse
- Lauren Bowker (born 1985), colour-change inks
- Roxey Ann Caplin (1793–1888), corsetry
- Adelaide Claxton (fl 1860s–1890s), ear caps
- Eleanor Coade (1733–1821), artificial stoneware
- Emily Cummins (born 1987), evaporative refrigeration
- Fiona Fairhurst (fl 2009), swimsuits
- Christine Foyer (born 1952), plant science
- Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958), chemist
- Ida Freund (1863–1914), gas measurement
- Barbara Gilmour (died 1732), cheese making
- Sarah Guppy (1770–1852), bridge construction, domestic devices
- Mandy Haberman (born 1956), baby bottles
- Diane Hart (1926–2002), corsetry
- Valerie Hunter Gordon (1921–2016), disposable diapers, sanitary towels
- Phyllis Margaret Tookey Kerridge (1901–1940), glass electrodes
- Marie Killick (1914–1964), sapphire stylus
- Helen Lee (researcher) (fl from 1990s), diagnostic kits for infectious disease[4]
- Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), mathematician
- Heather Martin (designer) (fl from 2000), interaction design
- Jane A. McKeating (fl from 1990s), molecular biology
- Emma Parmee (fl from 1990s), antidiabetic drugs
- Lucy Rogers (fl from 1990s), animatronic controllers
- Leslie Scott (born 1955), board games
- Beatrice Shilling (1909–1990), device for aircraft engines
- Bridget Elizabeth Talbot (1885–1971), watertight electric torch
- Asha Peta Thompson (fl 2000s), wearable technology
United States[edit]
- A
- Berenice Abbott (1898–1991), photography
- Alice Alldredge (born 1949), marine biology
- Frances Allen (1932–2020), computer scientist
- Randi Altschul (born 1960), cellphones, games and toys
- Susan Amara (fl from 2000), drug discovery
- Anne Anastasi (1908–2001), psychometrics
- Betsy Ancker-Johnson (born 1927), plasma physics
- Beth Anderson (born 1950), music composition
- Laurie Anderson (born 1947), electronic music
- Mary Anderson, windscreen wipers
- Virginia Apgar (1909–1974), health of newborns
- Frances Arnold (born 1956), enzyme engineering
- Barbara Askins (born 1939), photographic negative enhancement
- B
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- Tabitha Babbitt (1779–c. 1853), tool making
- Betty Lou Bailey (1929–2007), exhaust nozzle
- Ellene Alice Bailey (1853–1897), clothing, household goods
- Betsey Metcalf Baker (1786–1867), straw bonnets
- Anna Baldwin (fl 1860s), milk production
- Alice Pike Barney (1857–1931), mechanical devices
- Janet Emerson Bashen (born 1957), software
- Patricia Bath (born 1942), medical devices
- Maria Beasley (fl 1870s–1890s), barrel hooper, life rafts
- Ruth Benedict (1887–1948), anthropology
- Ruth R. Benerito (1916–2013), cotton fabrics
- Miriam Benjamin (1861–1947), hotel chairs
- Evelyn Berezin (1925–2018), computerized typewriter[5]
- Margaret Olofsson Bergman (1872–1948), looms
- Barbara Beskind (fl 1945–1956), therapeutic devices
- Patricia Billings (born 1926), Geobond building material
- Hazel Bishop (1906–1998), lipstick
- Sara Blakely (born 1971), hosiery
- Helen Blanchard (1840–1922), sewing machines
- Joani Blank (1937–2016), vibrators
- Katharine Burr Blodgett (1898–1979), low-reflectance glass[5]
- Bessie Blount Griffin (1914–2009), feeding devices, disposable basins
- Vanna Bonta (1958–2014), flight suit for weightless environments
- Sarah Boone (1832–1904), ironing boards
- Shree Bose (born 1994), drugs for treating cancer
- Charlotte Bridgwood (1861–1929), windshield wipers
- Louise Brigham (1875–1956), modular furniture design
- Clarissa Britain (1816–1895), received seven patents
- Marie Van Brittan Brown (1922–1999), home security systems
- Deborah Washington Brown (1952–2020), speech recognition
- Rachel Fuller Brown (1898–1980), antibiotics
- Mary Brush (fl 1815), corsets
- C
- Ve Elizabeth Cadie, (20th century), heat insulating handle for small home appliances, coffee pot
- Mary P. Carpenter (1840–1900), sewing machines, mosquito nets
- Keiana Cavé (born 1998), oil spill disperants
- Leona Chalmers (fl 1937), menstrual cup
- Melanie Chartoff (born 1950), water recycling
- Deanna M. Church (fl from 1990s), human genome
- Inga Stephens Pratt Clark (1906–1970), scarf
- Edith Clarke (1883–1959), electrical engineering
- Josephine Cochrane (1839–1913), dishwasher[4]
- Lynn Conway (born 1938), computer science
- Martha Coston (1826–1904), marine signalling
- Cathy A. Cowan (fl from 1990s), health care cost trends
- Margaret Crane (fl 1967), home pregnancy test
- Caresse Crosby (1891–1970), modern bra
- Rose Cumming (1887–1968), wallpapers
- Jamie Lee Curtis (born 1958), diapers
- D
- Emily Davenport (1810–1862), electric motor
- Constance Demby (1939–2021), electronic musical instruments
- Olive Dennis (1885–1957), passenger train equipment
- Maude Dickinson (c.1866–1933), hygiene products
- Marion Donovan (1917–1998), disposable diapers
- Anna Dormitzer (1830–1903), window-cleaning equipment
- Emily C. Duncan (born 1849), banking calculators
- E
- Tomima Edmark (born 1957), garments designed for online sales
- Ellen Eglin (born 1849), clothes wringer
- Gertrude B. Elion (1918–1999), medical research, drugs
- Jeri Ellsworth (born 1974), computer design
- F
- Ethel Finck (1932–2003), cardiac catheter
- Edith M. Flanigen (born 1929), molecular sieves
- Irmgard Flügge-Lotz (1903–1974), aircraft guidance systems
- Eunice Newton Foote (1819–1888), greenhouse effect, boot soles
- Josephine G. Fountain (fl 1960), direct suction tracheotomy tube
- Helen Murray Free (1923–2021), diabetes tests
- G
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- Frances Gabe (1015–2016), self-cleaning house
- Ruth Graves Wakefield (1903–1977), chocolate chip cookies
- Sarah E. Goode (1855–1905), folding cabinet bed
- Linda Gottfredson (born 1947), educational psychology
- Olga D. González-Sanabria (fl from 1979), battery technology, systems management
- Bette Nesmith Graham (1924–1980), liquid paper
- Temple Grandin (born 1947), hug machine
- Elizabeth Riddle Graves (1916–1972), Manhattan Project
- Lori Greiner (born 1969), household sponge, toilet accessories
- H
- Mary Hallock-Greenewalt (1871–1950), visual music
- Ruth Handler (1916–2002), Barbie doll
- Elise Harmon (1909–1985), computer miniaturization
- Martha Matilda Harper (1857–1950), retail franchising
- Arlene Harris (born 1948), mobile and wireless technologies
- Ami Harten (1946–1994), applied mathematics
- Elizabeth Lee Hazen (1885–1975), antifungal medication
- Marti Hearst (fl from 1990s), text mining
- Ada Henry Van Pelt (1838–1923), water purification
- Beulah Louise Henry (1887–1973), sewing machines, freezers, typewriters
- Isabella Coler Herb (c.1863–1943), ether administration to patients
- Leta Stetter Hollingworth (1886–1939), educational psychology
- Mabel White Holmes (1890–1977), baking mixes
- Erna Schneider Hoover (born 1926), computerized telephone switching
- Grace Hopper (1906–1992), computer programming language compiler
- Frances Hugle (1927–1968), semiconductors
- Simona Hunyadi Murph (fl 2010s), nano technologies
- Ida Henrietta Hyde (1857–1945), intracellular micropipette electrode
- J
- Mary Lou Jepsen (born 1965), computer applications, sunlight-readable display, laptop development
- Karen C. Johnson (born 1955), preventative health
- Kristina M. Johnson (born 1957), optoelectronic processing, 3-D imaging
- Nancy Maria Donaldson Johnson (1794–1890), hand-operated ice cream freezer
- Amanda Jones (1935–1914), vacuum canning
- Eldorado Jones (1860–1932), aeronautical mufflers, electric iron developments
- Marjorie Joyner (1896–1994), cosmetics, permanent waving
- K
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- Anna Keichline (1899–1943), interior design, kitchen features, construction bricks
- Mary Kenner (1912–2006), sanitary belt[5]
- Mary Dixon Kies (1752–1837), hat manufacture
- Elizabeth Kingsley (1871–1957), crossword puzzles
- Edith Klemperer (1898–1987), neurology and psychiatry
- Margaret E. Knight (1838–1914), flat-bottomed paper bag
- June Kroenke (fl 1960s–1990s), sewing tools
- Deepika Kurup (born 1998), solar-powered water purification
- Stephanie Kwolek (1923–2014), synthetic fibres
- Angela Kornas (born 1977), bra inserts
- L
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- Hedy Lamarr (1914–2000), radio guidance systems
- Esther Lederberg (1922–2006), microbial genetics
- Cricket Lee (born 1953), clothing fitting
- Tara Lemmey (fl 2010s), information technology
- Jennifer A. Lewis (born 1964), 3D printing
- Lisa Lindahl (born 1948), exercise bra
- Barbara Liskov (born 1939), computer programming
- M
- Elizabeth Magie (1866–1948), game of Monopoly
- Misha Mahowald (1963–1996), computational systems
- Annie Malone (1869–1957), cosmetics
- Helen Herrick Malsed (1910–1998), toys
- Joy Mangano (born 1956), self-wringing mop, luggage systems
- Elizabeth Holloway Marston (1893–1993), systolic blood-pressure test
- Sybilla Righton Masters (1676–1720), corn milling, hat making
- Jessica O. Matthews (fl from 2008), energy-storing devices
- Melanie Mayron (born 1952), skin care products
- Frances McConnell-Mills (1900–1975), hair rinse
- Florence Melton (1911–2007), foam-soled slippers
- Barbara Haviland Minor (fl from 1980s), refrigerants
- Heidi Messer (born 1969), online marketing
- Ynes Mexia (1870–1938), botany
- Catharine Cox Miles (1890–1984), human intelligence
- Joan L. Mitchell (1947–2015), JPEG image format
- Sumita Mitra (born 1949), dental filler based on nanoparticles[4]
- Karen Mohlke (fl from 1990s), human genetics
- Mary Sherman Morgan (1921–2004), hydyne rocket fuel[5]
- Virginia A. Myers (1927–2015), printing press developments
- N
- Klára Dán von Neumann (1911–1963), early computer applications, including meteorology
- Lyda D. Newman (fl 1890s), hairbrush
- P
- Karen Panetta (fl 1990s), medical diagnostics software
- Alice H. Parker (1885–1920), gas-powered central-heating furnace
- Bonnie Pemberton (fl from 1990s), cat anti-scratch deterrent
- Radia Perlman (born 1951), spanning-tree networking protocol
- Lindsay Phillips (born 1984), flip-flop design
- Mary Florence Potts (1850–1922), clothes irons
- Q
- Agnes J. Quirk (1884–1974), penicillin producation
- R
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- Gitanjali Rao (born 2005), measurement of lead content in water
- Sibyl M. Rock (1909–1981), mass spectrometry
- Ernestine Rose (1810–1892), deodorizer
- Lorraine Rothman (1932–2007), menstrual extraction kit
- S
- Leona D. Samson (born 1952), DNA repair
- Ginny Scales-Medeiros (fl 1970s), tanning system
- Sandra Scarr (born 1936), developmental psychology
- Becky Schroeder (born 1962), Glow Sheet for writing in the dark
- Patsy O'Connell Sherman (1930–2008), Scotchgard, repellents
- Altina Schinasi (1907–1999), Harlequin eyeglass frame
- Amy B. Smith (born 1962), screenless hammer mill, phase-change incubator
- Pamela S. Soltis (born 1957), botany, polyploidy
- Fannie S. Spitz (1873–1943), nut-shelling equipment
- Vesta Stoudt (1891–1966), duct tape
- Edith Stern (born 1952), holds over 100 patents in various computerized applications
- Harriet Williams Russell Strong (1844–1926), water storage
- Janese Swanson (born 1958), educational games
- T
- Esther Takeuchi (born 1953), energy storage[4]
- Emily E. Tassey (1823–1899), marine technology
- Emily E. Tassey (fl 1980s), women's bicycles
- Valerie Thomas (born 1943), illusion transmitter
- Elizabeth Sthreshley Townsend (died 1919), braille typewriter
- Harriet Tracy (1834–1918), elevators and sewing machines
- Ann Tsukamoto (born 1952), stem cell research
- Madeline Turner (fl 1916), fruit press
- Anne Tyng (1920–2011), children's construction set
- V
- Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic (fl 1990s), tissue grafts[4]
- W
- Grace Wahba (born 1934), statistics
- Mary Walton (fl 1879), reduced hazards of smoke emissions
- Josephine Webb (1918–2017), switchgear
- Sandra Welner (1858–2001), patient examination table
- Eliza Wilbur (1851–1930), telescopes
- Margaret A. Wilcox (born 1838), car heater design
- Nancy Farley Wood (1903–2003), ionizing radiation detectors
- Y
- Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (1921–2011), radioimmunoassay technique
- Adele De Berri (1885 - 1950s), Inventor of Silver Screen
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c David Ghere, Fred M. B. Amram (2007). Inventing music education games. British Journal of Music Education 24(1): 55–75 doi:10.1017/S0265051706007224
- ^ "Scientists and inventors: the women who changed the world". Iberdrola. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Women of Invention: Women Inventors and Patent Holders". Library of Congress: Science Reference Guides. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Women inventors (8 October 2021), European Patent Office (accessed 9 May 2022)
- ^ a b c d e Carmen Borca-Carrillo (31 March 2022). Five Women Inventors You Didn't Learn About in History Class. Smithsonian (accessed 9 May 2022)