| Mary Engle Pennington is one of the popular women | | | | Bessie Blount, an African American from Virginia |
| inventors who hold an important position in the frozen | | | | designed and patented an electrical/electronic |
| food industry with her invention of processes to keep | | | | apparatus for disabled people to feed themselves. The |
| the food such as vegetables, fruits and fish, frozen. | | | | system comes with support to keep the dish and bowl |
| She became the first female member of the | | | | which is attached to the neck of the patient with |
| American Society of Refrigerating Engineers and also | | | | braces. Even though she received the patent in 1951, |
| is one of the first female members of the American | | | | she surrendered her rights to French government the |
| Chemical Society. | | | | next year as she was unable to market it effectively. |
| Another great women inventor who contributed in | | | | Another marvelous figure among women inventors is |
| many sectors including food sector is Beulah Henry. | | | | Dr. Temple Grandin. Her accomplishments are truly |
| She has an amazing 49 inventions patented in her | | | | amazing considering that she did not even start |
| name. She received her first patent at the age of 25 | | | | speaking till the age of four and she was living with |
| for an ice cream freezer. She has patents registered | | | | autism. She has a PhD in animal science and has |
| in four different countries. A hand bag, an umbrella that | | | | developed number of inventions in the animal science |
| has changeable snap on covers which can be varied | | | | using behavioral principles to control animals. |
| according to outfits, ‘Latho' a sponge to hold bar | | | | Dr.Grandin's center-track restraint systems for cattle |
| soap which can be opened and closed, and a machine | | | | are still widely used in North America. She has |
| to cut sponges are some of her inventions. She also | | | | designed them in a way that the animals are calm and |
| has many educational inventions to her credit. | | | | unhurt with its use. |
| ‘Kiddie Klock' to teach children how to tell time, a | | | | A promising inventor on the horizon is Jeanie Low |
| board game to easily teach geography called | | | | from Houston. She received her first patent in 1992 |
| ‘Cross Country' are some of her inventions in the | | | | when she was just a teenager for her invention of |
| kids' educational field. Another interesting invention is a | | | | "Kiddie Stool". Frustrated with breaking of plastic stools, |
| toy called "Miss Illusion Doll" with interchangeable | | | | she made her invention which can be folded and |
| costumes and accessories. | | | | hinged under the sink. |