On May 5, 1809, Mary Kies became the first woman to receive a patent in the United States. (It was for her technique of weaving straw with silk.) Of course, women inventors existed before this time, ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — In honor of Women's History Month, WFMY News 2 wanted to spotlight and celebrate 32 of the inventions we use on a regular basis that we owe to a woman. AQUARIUM- Invented by Jeanne ...

Grace Hopper in her office. The world’s first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace, was born in 1815 to the poet Lord Byron and his wife. A highly imaginative young woman with a mind for numbers, ...

She had already solved the problem decades ago. Long before glossy ads, corporate labs, or billion-dollar hygiene brands entered the picture, Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner had drawn the answer on ...

In history, women have made contributions to the world of invention. Despite historical challenges and systemic inequalities, women have consistently demonstrated their creativity, ingenuity, and ...

Marie Van Brittan Brown invented the first home security system in the 1960s. In 1966, Brown was working as a nurse and living in a high-crime neighborhood when she invented the device. With the help ...

"I invented this idea to help protect women who go out to bars, nightclubs, or who travel alone — really anyone who could be ...