Women Inventors

While living in a Shaker community and working as a weaver, I watched people struggling to cut wood with a pit saw. The pit saw required 2 people. I invented the "circular saw" by attaching a circular blade to my spinning wheel. Who am I?

• Tabitha Babbitt

• Jeanne Villepreux-Power

• Nancy Johnson

• Ada Lovelace

In order to study marine life, I invented a "glass aquarium". Who am I?

• Jeanne Vllepreux-Power

• Nancy Johnson

• Tabitha Babbitt

• Ada Lovelace

I was the first female self-made millionaire. I created a "line of cosmetics" and "hair care products". Who am I?

• Madame C.J. Walker

• Tabitha Babbitt

• Jeanne Villepreus-Power

• Nancy Johnson

I created an "ice-cream machine". My double cylinder hand-crank ice machine allowed users to create two flavors at once. Who am I?

• Tabitha Babbitt

• Jeanne Villepreux-Power

• Nancy Johnson

• Ada Lovelace

The crime rate in my area was rising. I created a system in order to keep safe. The "peephole" allowed one to see who was at the door without opening it. Who am I?

• Marie Van Brittan Brown

• Margaret Knight

• Ellen Fitz

• Mary Walton

My invention was initially stolen by a man that didn't think a woman was smart enough to come up with such an idea. I have been called "the most famous 19th-century woman inventor". I invented the "flat bottom brown paper bag". Who am I?

• Margaret Knight

• Josephine Cochran

• Ellen Fitz

• Mary Walton

I invented the "Laserphaco Probe", a medical device that uses a laser to dissolve cataracts in the eye. Who am I?

• Patricia Bath

• Ellen Fitz

• Mary Walton

• Margaret Knight

We decided to create an inflatable, waterproof, and solar-powered light, the "LuminAID Solar Light". These lights are used in disasters and for camping. Who are we?

• Anna Stork and Andrea Sreshta

• Donna Summers and Winter Meadows

• Rhianna and Brandy

• Ellen Fitz and Jasmine Guy

I created what is some people's favorite kitchen appliance, the "dishwasher". While others came before me, my design was the first to use water pressure instead of scrubbers.

• Josephine Cochran

• Margaret Long

• Rachel Walton

• Olivia Eilish

I know some people hate to iron. My invention, the "ironing board", was used by many people. My ironing board was different because it had a narrow double sided arm that made ironing sleeves easier. This allowed the user to not make creases in sleeves. Who am I?

• Sarah Boone

• Daniel Boone

• Anna Connelly

• Robert Cunninghom