Science is generally viewed as a men’s world. Females are rarely found tinkering around the laboratory or handling mechanical devices, much less inventing one and having it patented under their name.
Patents are the proof of “ownership” of an invention and only the inventor(s) can apply for a patent. In the past, women were not allowed equal rights of property ownership (patents are a form of intellectual property) and many women patented their inventions under their husband’s or father’s names.
Among these women inventors from the past to the present, there are African American women inventors. Many of these women grew up in a time when females and people of color were discriminated against. Their social status may have prevented them from getting an education but this did not stop them from exploring their world and finding ingenious solutions to everyday problems.
Their innate intelligence and determination had brought themtheir personal triumph over adversity and their pioneering spirit will live on in the present generation of women working in the fields of science and technology.
Here are some highlights of the notable inventions contributed by African American women.
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