Women Inventors—important, But not so Famous
Posted on March 15, 2009
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Throughout history famous female inventors and mostly have contributed enormously to the world of invention. Women inventors are responsible for a wide variety of inventions that we all encounter in our daily lives, from the automatic dishwasher to life saving medical inventions.
A brief look at some famous and not-so-famous women inventors.
Josephine Garis Cochran invented the first practical mechanical dishwasher in 1886. Mrs. Cochrane was very wealthy and held a lot of dinner parties. Although she had servants to do the dishes, she was unhappy about how long it took and how many dishes the servants chipped. It is said that she once exclaimed, “If nobody else is going to invent a dishwashing machine, I’ll do it myself!”
She went about building one herself. Her friends were quite impressed and had her make machines for them as well. Soon word spread, and she was getting orders for the machines from hotels and restaurants. She got a patent on her design and went into production. At the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago she won the highest award.
Her friends talked a lot about their new machines and soon, Mrs. Cochrane was getting orders for her dishwashing machine from restaurants and hotels in Illinois. She patented her design and went into production. She showed her invention at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago and won the highest award.
Ellen Ochoa, Astronaut and Female Inventor
Ellen Ochoa born on May 10, 1958 in Los Angeles, CA., received her bachelor of science degree in physics from San Diego State University, and a master of science degree and doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford University.
Ellen Ochoa developed an optical system designed to detect imperfections in repeating patterns. Patented in 1987, this system is used for quality control in manufacturing. Later she patented an optical system which can be used for robotic. To date, Ellen Ochoa has received three patents.
Not only is she an inventor, Dr. Ellen Ochoa is also a research scientist and astronaut for NASA. Dr. Ellen Ochoa is a veteran of three space flights and has logged over 719 hours in space.
Patsy Sherman Inventor of Scotchgard
In 1952 became one of a small minority of women chemists working for a major corporation, 3M in this case.
Patsy Sherman regards the discovery of Scotchgard as one of her most significant achievements since many experts had concluded that such a product was “thermodynamically impossible.” Patsy Sherman said, “We were trying to develop a new kind of rubber for jet aircraft fuel lines, when one of the lab assistants accidentally dropped a glass bottle that contained a batch of synthetic latex I had made. Some of the latex mixture splashed on the assistant’s canvas tennis shoes and the result was remarkable.”
That day in the lab is the stuff of legend. Patsy Sherman and her colleague, Sam Smith, were working on another project when they observed the accidental spill on a white tennis shoe. It wouldn’t wash and solvent didn’t remove it, and it resisted soiling.
Patsy Sherman and Samuel Smith obtained U.S. patent #3,574,791 in 1973, for the method for treating carpets, now known as Scotchgard. The name Scotchgard is a combination of the words Scotch and guard.
Patsy Sherman was inducted into the Minnesota Inventors Hall of Fame in 1983. Patsy Sherman and Sam Smith jointly hold 13 patents in fluorochemical polymers and polymerization processes.
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Famous women in the history Cambodia who made a difference?I am currently doing a research on Cambodia's women of substance but I have limited knowledge about the country and the internet doesn't give much help. Maybe you guys got any ideas?
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Ros Sereysothea
She's a famous singer during the Khmer Rouge. She was given the title "Golden Voice of the Royal Capital."
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** By any chance, might you have any ideas on Thailand and Laos as well?
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as an expert he should know that the name of a woman, how took a picture “Migrant Mother” is Dorothea Lange and not Dorothy Allen.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Abigail Adams
Harriet Tubman
Joan of Arc
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Queen Elizabeth I
Golda Meir
Madeleine Albright
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Susan B. Anthony
Rosa Parks
Oops, that's 11.
Yes.
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_list.htm
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Pharoah Hatshepsut
Boadicea,Queen of the Iceni, who led a massive revolt against the Romans in Britain.
Zenobia. queen of Palmyra, she built a powerful empire in the east. Eventually she rebelled against rome and was defeated, taken to Rome in chains, she retired and married a Roman.
Saint Brigit of ireland. She founded the first the first nunnery in Ireland at Kildare, which became a double monastery for monks and nuns, famous as a centre of learning all over Europe. She founded churches throughout Ireland.
Hilda, abbess of Whitby, a powerful churchwoman who presided over the Synod of whitby in 666.
Empress Wu. A concubine who became empress of china, and ruled for many years as regent for her son.
Aefelflaed 'lady of the Mercians' the daughter of King Alfred, who fought against the Vikings in the 9th century AD.
Hildegarde of Bingen, a German nun who was a composer, scientist, and mystic. Wrote many books, and gave advice to the popes of her day.
Matilda of Tuscany, who ruled much of Italy in the 11th century, and fought on the side of the Pope against the Holy roman Emperor.
empress Matilda, the daughter of King henry I of england, who made a determined bid for the throne of england in the 12th century, and fought her cousin Stephen for the throne for many years.
Queen Blanche, mother of King Louis IX of France, who acted as regent for her son for many years during his childhood.
Catherine if Sienna. A nun who was a mystic and who gave advice to two popes.
Saint Bridget of Sweden. Another nun who was also a composer and who gave influential advice to the popes of her day.
Christine de Pisan, the first European woman known to have earned a living through writing, she wrote many books on many subjects. Her last work was a poem in praise of Joan of Arc.
Joan of Arc, who led the French armies against the English in the Hundred Years War, successfully raised the siege of Orleans, and crowned the Dauphin King of France.
Isabella of Castille, who married Ferdinand of Aragon, and thereby untied Spain under one rule. She financed christopher Columbus in his voyage in which he accidentally discovered america.
P.S. Cleopatra (mentioned in an answer above) was a great woman, but she was BC, not AD.
Condoleezza Rice because she has sexy pantyhose covered legs and to play with for a month!
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For Cambodia, I found a site that has famous women authors from Cambodia. You need to join the site to read the entire article about these three women, but the teaser has enough information to see if this might work for you.
For Thailand, I liked the interview with Dr. Pusadee Tamthai, which I linked below. She sounds great. (link below)
For Laos, I liked the speeches of Ms Onechanh Thammavong, a Member of Parliament. (in Laos) She's given speeches for the UN. (I linked her speeches below)
Messalina was one of the worst.
How about Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of two kings, mother of at least two others, Richard the Lionhearted and John? She got an annulment from her first marriage to Louis VII of France on grounds of consanguinity, then quickly married Henry II of England to whom she was even more closely related. Her inheritance of French land was a major cause of the Hundred Years War.
Another Eleanor (Roosevelt)
In science, Marie Curie, winner of two Nobel Prizes.
In Medicine – Rebecca Lancefield, Virginia Apgar and Helen Taussig.
In legend – Helen of Troy
For Byzantine intrigue: Theodora, actress, courtesan and wife of Emperor Justinian.
For Rennaisance intrigue: Lucrezia Borgia.
For class in the face of adversity: Jackie Kennedy and Laura Bush
Founding Mother – Abigail Adams.
Lady Hester Stanhope. The niece of William Pitt the Younger (British prime minister) she liked to dress as a man, and went to live in Turkey.
Mary Lincoln. Wife of Abraham Lincoln, a woman of ferocious temper, who was once seen chasing the future president down a road waving a kitchen knife.
Lillian Russell. Famous actress and beauty of late 19th century America. She liked to ride through Central Park on a gold-plated bicycle, its spokes studded with diamonds, rubies, and emeralds. She got married several times, but liked to play poker on her wedding nights rather than going to bed.
'Calamity Jane' (Martha Jane Canary), another woman who liked to dress as a man, and who was variously employed as amueskinner, US Army scout, wagon freighter and Indian fighter (so she said anyway).
Molly Brown, fabulously wealthy and vulgar millionairess whose voice, it was said, was like a train whistle, and her gowns resemblec Christmas trees. She became a heroine after she survived the sinking of the Titanic.
Flora Sandes. Englishwoman who joined up as a nurse in WW1 and ended up serving as a soldier in Serbia. another woman who liked to dress as a man (there were a lot of them about).