Women Inventors

Mary Engle Pennington is one of the popular womenBessie Blount, an African American from Virginia
inventors who hold an important position in the frozendesigned and patented an electrical/electronic
food industry with her invention of processes to keepapparatus 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 thewhich is attached to the neck of the patient with
American Society of Refrigerating Engineers and alsobraces. Even though she received the patent in 1951,
is one of the first female members of the Americanshe 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 inAnother 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 heramazing considering that she did not even start
name. She received her first patent at the age of 25speaking till the age of four and she was living with
for an ice cream freezer. She has patents registeredautism. She has a PhD in animal science and has
in four different countries. A hand bag, an umbrella thatdeveloped number of inventions in the animal science
has changeable snap on covers which can be variedusing behavioral principles to control animals.
according to outfits, ‘Latho' a sponge to hold barDr.Grandin's center-track restraint systems for cattle
soap which can be opened and closed, and a machineare still widely used in North America. She has
to cut sponges are some of her inventions. She alsodesigned 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, aA promising inventor on the horizon is Jeanie Low
board game to easily teach geography calledfrom Houston. She received her first patent in 1992
‘Cross Country' are some of her inventions in thewhen 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 interchangeableshe made her invention which can be folded and
costumes and accessories.hinged under the sink.