Famous Women Inventors and Their Famous Inventions
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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- |  Hedy Lamarr, Actress, Inventor Search for More Famous Women Inventors 
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