Annie Turnbo Malone
Businesswoman, inventor, and philanthropist who was one of the first African American women to become a millionaire.
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Beatrice Shilling
Beatrice Shilling was a multi-talented British woman who excelled in aeronautical engineering, motorcycle racing, and sports car competitions.
Dr Ruth Rogan Benerito
American chemist best known for her work on the development of easy-care cotton, a fabric that could resist wrinkles and stains.
Maria Christina Bruhn
Maria Christina Bruhn was Sweden’s first female inventor in the field of military technology.
Dr Mária Telkes
Dr. Telkes is best known for her invention of the solar water distiller and the first solar-powered heating system designed for residences. She also invented other devices capable of storing energy captured from sunlight.
Margaret E Knight
Inventor of a machine that automated the production of flat-bottomed paper bags
Tabitha Babbitt
Sarah Tabitha Babbitt is believed to have invented the first circular saw for use in a sawmill between 1810 and 1813.
Sybilla Righton Masters
Sybilla Righton Masters was the first person living in the American colonies to be awarded an English patent – two in fact, and possibly the first female machinery inventor in America.
Betty Sullivan
Betty Julia Sullivan was a female pioneer in the field of chemical engineering, where she won several prestigious awards against strict competition.
Hannah Wilkinson Slater
Hannah Wilkinson Slater was an early American pioneer and inventor.