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Women Inventors

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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?

a)

Tabitha Babbitt

b)

Jeanne Villepreux-Power

c)

Nancy Johnson

d)

Ada Lovelace

2.

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

a)

Jeanne Vllepreux-Power

b)

Nancy Johnson

c)

Tabitha Babbitt

d)

Ada Lovelace

3.

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

a)

Madame C.J. Walker

b)

Tabitha Babbitt

c)

Jeanne Villepreus-Power

d)

Nancy Johnson

4.

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

a)

Tabitha Babbitt

b)

Jeanne Villepreux-Power

c)

Nancy Johnson

d)

Ada Lovelace

5.

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?

a)

Marie Van Brittan Brown

b)

Margaret Knight

c)

Ellen Fitz

d)

Mary Walton

6.

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?

a)

Margaret Knight

b)

Josephine Cochran

c)

Ellen Fitz

d)

Mary Walton

7.

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

a)

Patricia Bath

b)

Ellen Fitz

c)

Mary Walton

d)

Margaret Knight

8.

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?

a)

Anna Stork and Andrea Sreshta

b)

Donna Summers and Winter Meadows

c)

Rhianna and Brandy

d)

Ellen Fitz and Jasmine Guy

9.

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.

a)

Josephine Cochran

b)

Margaret Long

c)

Rachel Walton

d)

Olivia Eilish

10.

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?

a)

Sarah Boone

b)

Daniel Boone

c)

Anna Connelly

d)

Robert Cunninghom