7 Discoveries by Women Which Didn't Get Enough Credit

Aug 13, 2024

Hair Straightener

It was invented by a school teacher named Ada Harris in 1893. But the market overlooked her invention and it was patented by Isaac K. Shero in 1909.

Disposable Diapers

It was invented by Marion Donavan in 1951. She was mocked for her invention and was ignored by companies for her patent.

First Computer Algorithm

It was invented by Ada Lovelace who was an English Mathematician. She wrote the first computer program in 1843. Charles Babbage took credit of her invention.

Sex Chromosomes

It was found by Nettie Stevens in 1905. The other scientists overlooked her theory and Edmund Wilson who found a similar discovery was given the credit.

Wireless Communication

It was invented by American Actress Hedy Lamarr in 1942. People overlooked her contribution to the invention as it didn’t fit her glamorous brand.

Leprosy Cure

It was found by Chemist Alice Augusta Ball in Hawaii Hospital in 1916. The President and Chemist of Hawaii University Arthur L. Dean, without helping her in any way published this as “Dean Method” rather than “Ball Method”.

Bra

Brassiere (bra) was invented in 1914 by Mary Phelps Jacob, but she had to sell her business for $1,500 to Warner Brothers Corset Company during WW1 and they made over $15 million in 3 decades.

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