WorksheetsWomen Inventors
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
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
