She "saved the American cotton industry" by inventing wash-and-wear cotton.
This single mom created the product that came to be White Out (an error-prone typist's best friend), made millions - then created a company that, conditions-wise, was decades ahead of its time.
Created the first word processor - and designed a 1960s online air passenger reservation system
The dishwasher was patented in 1886 after she decided to combine a wire rack, a boiler, a wheel and high pressure water.
Drawn to invention by a visit to the 1876 Worldā€™s Fair, she invented several popular products including an improved, collapsible life raft ā€“ four of which were on the Titanic.
Frustrated by grounds in her morning coffee, she invented the coffee filter by first ripping a page of blotting paper out of her sonā€™s scribbler...
Helen's improvements to the sewing machine allowed for the industrial growth of sewing machines. Twenty-two of her 28 patented inventions were installed in large factories -the result? Big savings, in terms of time and money, in the commercial sewing industry.
Concerned about 'the plight of women' having to clean, Frances created the self-cleaning house.
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