7 Things You Didn't Know Were Invented By Women
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25 March 2025
Here are some of the most famous inventions that you may not know were invented by women:
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Kevlar
Stephanie Kwolek is credited for developing Kevlar, a fibre that is five times stronger than steel, while working at the DuPont Company in 1965.
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Dishwasher
Josephine Cochran invented the first successful hand-powered dishwasher. She later founded a company for her dishwashers that eventually became KitchenAid.
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Windshield wipers
US citizen Mary Anderson came up with the idea of windshield wipers in 1902. A year later, she received the patent for the device.
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Home security system
Van Brittan Brown came up with the idea as crime increased in her New York neighbourhood. She alongside her husband, filed a patent for the security device in 1966.
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Glass aquariums
Jeanne Villepreux-Power, a pioneering French biologist is best known for inventing the glass aquarium in 1832.
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Ironing board
The modern ironing board was invented by Sarah Boone, an African-American dressmaker who was not happy with the impression left on clothes by wooden boards.
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Caller ID
Shirley Ann Jackson's breakthroughs in telecommunications research led to the invention of caller ID and call waiting.
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