Famous Women Inventors

Helen Blanchard
Zig Zag sewing machine, 1840-1922


Martha Coston
Signal flares used by ships, 1826-1904


Marion Donovan
Disposable diaper, 1917-1998


Gertrude Belle Elion
Anti-Leukemia drugs, 1918-1999

Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Electric food mixer, trash can with a foot-pedal, 1878-1972

Helen Free
Glucose detection for diabetes, 1923-

Bette Nesmith Graham
Liquid paper (white out), 1924-1980


Elizabeth Lee Hazen
Nystatin antifungal antibiotic, 1885-1975


Dr. Grace Murray Hopper
COBOL computer language, 1906-1992

Mary Phelps Jacob
Brassiere, 1891-1970

Anna W. Keichline
K-brick (led to concrete block), folding bed, compressed-air radiator, 1889-1943

Mary Dixon Kies
Process for weaving straw with silk or thread, 1752-1837


Margaret Knight
Machine for making flat bottom paper bags, 1838-1914


Stephanie Kwolek
Synthetic materials which led to Kevlar, 1923- 

Hedy Lamarr
Spread spectrum technology which led to CDMA, 1914-2000



Ann Moore
Pouch-like infant carrier, 1940- 

Patsy Sherman
Scotchgard textile protector, 1930- 

Dr. Giuliana Tesoro
Chemical compounds and processes (over 125 patents), 1921-

Ruth Wakefield
Chocolate chip cookies (Toll House Crunch Cookies), 1905-1977

Dr. Rosalyn Yalow
Radioimmunoassay (Nobel prize), 1921- 

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