[Ct-nfb] Fwd: INVENTIONS CREATED BY WOMEN.

Deb Reed deb.reed57 at gmail.com
Thu Mar 16 13:17:20 UTC 2017


Who knew? Amazing minds, thanks ladies.

 Deb Reed, President
National Federation Of The Blind
Central CT Chapter
Phone - 860-973-3679
Email - deb.reed57 at gmail.com

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> From: Deb Reed <deb.reed57 at gmail.com>
> Date: March 16, 2017 at 9:12:39 AM EDT
> To: Natalie Matthews <nat.matthews at gmail.com>, Patricia Hemingway <pathuskyfan at yahoo.com>, Kris Barker <barkerkrisnh at comcast.net>, Gloria Caron <oakley19 at att.net>
> Subject: Fwd: INVENTIONS CREATED BY WOMEN.
> 
> Who knew? Amazing minds, thanks ladies!
> 
>  Deb Reed, President
> National Federation Of The Blind
> Central CT Chapter
> Phone - 860-973-3679
> Email - deb.reed57 at gmail.com
> 
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>> From: "Fr. Ed" <fr.ed at hotmail.com>
>> Date: March 16, 2017 at 8:06:47 AM EDT
>> To: A Jean <jfp428 at yahoo.com>, Jeriann Rasulo <jrasulo at outlook.com>, Alorraine <jrneff18 at gmail.com>, "Mnmvickers at outlook.com" <Mnmvickers at outlook.com>, Darlene <dtrues at hotmail.com>, Bert <bplemmon at hotmail.com>
>> Subject: INVENTIONS CREATED BY WOMEN.
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>>>>>> INVENTIONS CREATED BY WOMEN. 
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>>>>>> Thought you might find it interesting and maybe a chuckle or two.
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>>>>>> HERE ARE INVENTIONS CREATED BY WOMEN!
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>>>>>> 1. The Car Heater 
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>>>>>> We all owe our thanks to Margaret A Wilcox who invented the car heater in 1893!
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>>>>>> (Margaret also invented a combined clothes and dishwasher.)
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>>>>>> This popular board game was designed by Elizabeth Magie in 1904, originally called the Landlord’s Game. 
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>>>>>> The purpose of this game was to expose the injustices of unchecked capitalism.  
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>>>>>> Her game was ripped off by Charles Darrow who sold it to Parker Brother’s 30 years later. 
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>>>>>> However Parker Brothers later paid Elizabeth $500 for her game. 
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>>>>>> Gee Thanks!
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>>>>>> 3. The Fire Escape
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>>>>>> The fire escape was invented by Anna Connelly in 1887.
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>>>>>> 4. The Life Raft
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>>>>>> The life saving Life Raft was invented by Maria Beasley  in 1882. (Maria also invented a machine that makes barrels.)
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>>>>>> 5. Residential Solar Heating
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>>>>>> Solar heating for residential housing was invented by Dr. Maria Telkes in 1947.  
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>>>>>> Dr. Telkes was a Psychiatrist in addition to being a  Solar-Power Pioneer.
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>>>>>> 6.  The Medical Syringe
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>>>>>> The medical syringe which could be operated with only one hand was invented by a woman by the name of Letitia Geer in 1899.
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>>>>>> 7. The Modern Electric Refrigerator
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>>>>>> The electric refrigerator was invented by Florence Parpart in 1914.
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>>>>>> (Florence also invented an improved street cleaning machine in addition to the refrigerator.)
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>>>>>> 8. The Ice Cream Maker
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>>>>>> The ice cream maker was invented by a woman named Nancy Johnson in 1843. Her patented design is still used today!
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>>>>>> 9. The Computer Algorithm
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>>>>>> Ada Lovelace is essentially the first computer programmer due to her work with Charles Babbage at the University of London in 1842.
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>>>>>> In fact her notes was an essential key to helping Alan Turing’s work on the first modern computers in the 1940’s.
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>>>>>> 10. Telecommunications Technology
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>>>>>> Some of the Telecommunication Technology developed by Dr. Shirley Jackson include portable fax, touch tone telephone, 
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>>>>>> solar cells, fibre optic cables, and the technology behind caller ID and call waiting.
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>>>>>> 11. The Dishwasher
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>>>>>> The Dishwasher was invented by Josephine Cochrane in 1887. Before her time, she even marketed
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>>>>>> her machine to hotel owners and even opened her own factory without the help of a man!
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>>>>>> 12. Wireless Transmission Technology
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>>>>>> Hedy Lamarr, a world famous film star, invented a secret communications system during World War II for radio-controlling torpedoes. 
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>>>>>> This Technology also paved the way for everything from Wi-Fi to GPS.
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>>>>>> 13. Closed-Circuit Television Security (CCTV)
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>>>>>> Marie Van Brittan Brown invented CCTV because of the slow response of police officers in 1969 to help people ensure their own security.
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>>>>>> This invention influenced modern CCTV systems used for home security and police work today.
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>>>>>>  14. The Modern Paper Bag
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>>>>>> Margaret Knight invented a machine that makes square bottomed paper bags in 1871. She almost didn’t get credit when Charles Anan
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>>>>>> tried to steal her work claiming that it wasn’t possible for a woman to create this brilliant invention.  (Margaret also invented a safety 
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>>>>>> 15.  Central Heating
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>>>>>> Although Alice Parker’s invention in 1919 of a gas powered central heater was never manufactured. 
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>>>>>> Her idea was the first that allowed for using natural gas to heat a home, inspiring the central heating systems used today.
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>>>>>> 16.  Kevlar
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>>>>>> This life-saving material that is 5 times stronger than steel and used to make bulletproof vests was invented in 1965 by Stephanie Kwolek.
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>>>>>> 17. Computer Software
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>>>>>> Dr. Grace Murray Hopper was a computer scientist that invented COBOL which is the first user-friendly business computer software system in the 1940’s.  
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>>>>>> She was also a rear admiral in the U.S. navy and the first person to use the term “bug” in reference to a glitch in a computer system when she literally found 
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