Show X K im worthwhile worth while inventions fruit of Won lonians womans ians brain there ire are a great matty many more mode patents granted to men than to women for instance during the first 08 09 arara mrs of the patent system from 1700 to 1888 only 2453 patents were granted to women j altogether patented have hake been granted to women the fifteen thousandth one was granted to rose hose Shul naan of brooklyn for an ice fee bag the first successful at application catlon under the patent law by a woman was recorded in 1809 when mary 1 klea ies took out a s patent for a method of weaving straw with silk or thread in 1780 miss betsy metcalf hit upon an invention for platting plaiting and braiding meadow grass into bonnets miss luc lacy v johnson in 1821 1824 1 wove seam less cases hannah montague invented the detachable shirt collar the modern paper bag Is a the invention of bliss at E H knight mrs martha J coston invented the flare light used for sign signaling illIng by our coast guard and marlit marinero mariners ma erial al over the world tile the first ice cream freezer was invented by nancy II 11 johnson |