9 Groundbreaking Inventions by Women
Women inventors are behind a wide range of key innovations, from Kevlar to dishwashers to better life rafts.
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Women inventors are behind a wide range of key innovations, from Kevlar to dishwashers to better life rafts.
Female inventors have played a large role in U.S. history, but haven’t always received credit for their work. Besides the fact that their contributions have sometimes been downplayed over overlooked, women particularly women of color have historically had fewer resources to apply for U.S. patents and market their inventions.
Not all of the female inventors on this list received attention for their work in their lifetime, or were able to market their inventions. But all of them contributed innovations that helped advance technology in their respective fields.