What have women invented? Why is it less than men?

Answer 1

First of all, I don't know that your assertion is accurate, but even if it is, it could easily be because for the longest time in human history women have been subjugated and treated as property or mere adjuncts to men. By that same reasoning, African American contributions to the world of inventions would similarly be much lesser comparatively. See how that works?

P.S. Hot One: Excellent answer !!

Answer 2

The first African American woman doctor to receive a patent for a medical invention.Miriam E. Benjamin
Ms. Benjamin was the second black woman inventor to receive a patent. She received a patent for an invention she called a "Gong and Signal Chair for Hotels".Patricia Billings
Patricia Billings invented a indestructible and fireproof building material called Geobond®.Katherine Blodgett
Invented the non-reflecting glass.Bessie Blount
Blount invented a device to help disabled people eat with less difficulty.Sarah Boone
An improvement to the ironing board was invented by African American Sarah Boone on April 26, 1892.Rachel Fuller Brown
Rachel Brown co-invented Nystatin, the world's first useful antifungal antibiotic.Josephine Garis Cochran
In 1886, Josephine Cochran invented the first practical dishwasher.Martha J. Coston
Martha Coston invented a pyrotechnic signaling system known as maritime signal flares.Dianne Croteau
Invented Actar 911, the CPR mannequin.Marie Curie
Marie Curie also known as Madame Curie discovered radium and furthered x-ray technology.Marion Donovan
The convenient disposable diaper was invented by New Yorker Marion Donovan in 1950.Gertrude Belle Elion
Elion invented the leukemia-fighting drug 6-mercaptopurine, drugs that facilitated kidney transplants and other drugs for the treatment of cancer and leukemia.Edith Flanigen
Flanigen was the inventor of a petroleum refining method and is considered one of the most inventive chemists of all time.Helen Free
Free was the inventor of the home diabetes test.Sally Fox
Sally Fox invented naturally-colored cotton.Frances Gabe
Gabe invented the "Self Cleaning House".Lillian Gilbreth
Lillian Moller Gilbreth was an inventor, author, industrial engineer, industrial psychologist, and mother of twelve children.Sarah E. Goode
Sarah Goode was the first African American women to receive a U.S. patent.Bette Nesmith Graham
Graham invented liquid paper, also known as White-Out™.Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin invented livestock-handling devices.KK Gregory
KK Gregory is the ten-year old inventor of Wristies®.Ruth Handler
The Barbie doll was invented in 1959 by Ruth Handler.Elizabeth Lee Hazen
Elizabeth Hazen co-invented Nystatin, the world's first useful antifungal antibiotic.Beulah Henry
All told, Henry made about 110 inventions and holds 49 patents.Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
Hodgkin used x-rays to find the structural layouts of atoms and to discover the overall molecular shape of over 100 molecules including: penicillin, vitamin B-12, vitamin D and insulin.Krisztina Holly
Co-invented the telephony software called Visual Voice.Erna Schneider Hoover
Hoover invented the computerized telephone switching system.Grace Hopper
Grace Hopper was a computer inventor best known for the Mark computer series.Mary Phelps Jacob
Mary Phelps Jacob invented the bra.Amanda Theodosia Jones
Jones re-invented American food production by inventing vacuum packed canning.Marjorie Stewart Joyner
Joyner invented a permanent wave machine that would allow a hairdo to stay set for days.Anna Keichline
Architect, Anna Keichline created inventions for the home.Mary Kies: Patenting Pioneer
Kies was the first women to receive a U.S. patent on May 15, 1809.Gabriele Knecht
Patented the Forward Sleeve design for creating clothing.Margaret Knight
Margaret Knight was an employee in a paper bag factory when she invented a new machine part to make square bottoms for paper bags. Knight can be considered the mother of the grocery bag, she founded the Eastern Paper Bag Company in 1870.Stephanie Louise Kwolek
Kwolek invented a material five times stronger than steel called Kevlar.Hedy Lamarr
Lamarr was a movie star and inventor.Ada Lovelace
Wrote a scientific paper in 1843 that anticipated the development of computer software artificial intelligence and computer music.Sybilla Masters - First American Woman Inventor
Masters was the first American female inventor in recorded history, but no doubt women have been inventing since the dawn of time without the deserved recognition.Ann Moore
Invented the Snugli baby carrier.Krysta Morlan
Krysta Morlan invented a device that relieves the irritation caused by wearing a cast - the cast cooler.Ellen Ochoa
Ochoa invented optical analysis systems and was the world's first Hispanic female astronaut.Alice Parker
Alice Parker invented a new and improved gas heating furnace.Betty Rozier and Lisa Vallino
Rozier and Vallino, a mother and daughter invention team, invented the intravenous catheter shield.Patsy Sherman
Patsy Sherman invented Scotchgard™.Valerie Thomas
Received a patent in 1980 for inventing an illusion transmitter.Ann Tsukamoto
The co-patenter of a process to isolate the human stem cell.Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was considered the "Moses of the Civil War" for her work on the underground railroads.Madame Walker
Madame Walker was a St. Louis washerwoman-turned-entrepreneur, who in 1905 invented a method to soften and smooth African American hair.Mary Walton
Walton invented several anti-pollution devices during the Industrial Revolution.Carol Wior
Invented the Slimsuit, a slimming swimsuit.

Answer 3

Okay bud, here's the deal:

This is just a tiny partial list of inventions by women:

chocolate chip cookies
circular saw
dishwasher
electric hot water heater
engine muffler
fire escape
globes
kevlar
life raft
locomotive chimney
medical syringe
rotary engine
street-cleaning machine
submarine lamp and telescope
windshield wiper

we will never know how many women inventors there were in history. let's get something straight here,
in addition to the historical rigamorole of denying women basic rights, basic education, lack of control over their sexual reproductive organs, denied the right to choose whom they would marry, omitted from government ( to name just a few)...women were also NOT allowed to get a PATENT in their own name. a PATENT is considered property and women were not allowed to own property, they were also not allowed to enter into legal contracts/agreements in their own name either. they had to submit their inventions under their husband's name. so many inventions are FALSELY attributed to men. the authority of these laws were and are ( in many areas of the world still) backed up with violence, by males in the immediate family, extended family, social organization, and /or government.

by the way, just so you know, the same stands for female authors, many had to publish under a male pseudonym, or under their husband's name.

Answer 4

Let's see: Could it be because women weren't allowed to WORK outside the home until just recently, from an historical standpoint? Could it be that women weren't allowed (or *heavily* discouraged) to enter college for anything other than education until just recently?

Answer 5

Kevlar, for one.

Because they have not been given the same opportunities to make discoveries. It can be hard to spend time developing new products when you are expected to do all the house work and take care of the kids 24/7.

Answer 6

The usual cop out answer is that they have not been creative or inventive because they have been supressed by patriarcy |( Men) but as they have had equal rights for 40+ i dont see much creativity as far as the female sex is concerned the other cheatnut is
women dont have tom invent because the womb is thier creative force
And if thier in trouble thier it takes a amn to invent artifiacil insemination etc
We will wait for women to invent the knitted Volksvagen !

Answer 7

They do not have to. It is the men who have to impress the women. We are already impressed just by the fact that they ARE women ; they do not have to invent anything to get our attention.
Everything men do is done to impress women.

Answer 8

I think because men/society held them back for so long. Think about education - the average woman did not get an equal education (at least in the USA) until the 20th century.

Answer 9

We have! Where have you been?

I cannot believe a woman created a bra. I felt sure that only a man would come up with something this uncomfortable for a woman to wear. Learn something new every day. Thanks.

Answer 10

Youre kidding right?

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