Test your known of African American Women Inventors

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  1. 1

    In 1975, this phenomenal woman invented a device for dampening fireplaces.

  2. 2

    This phenomenal woman is best known for her invention of the Laserphaco Probe for the treatment of cataracts.

  3. 3

    Some time during the 1800s a patent was awarded to this phenomenal woman for a clothes wringer, which was designed to improve with the process of drying clothes by removing excess water.

  4. 4

    In 1993 this phenomenal woman designed theCompUrest, a computer accessory designed to support the user’s arms, elbows and shoulders, as well as fingers, hands and wrists.

  5. 5

    In 1898 this phenomenal woman patented a new and improved hair brush that was easy to keep clean, durable and easy to make, and provided ventilation during brushing by having recessed air chambers.

  6. 6

    Along with her husband, this phenomenal woman invented a system for a motorized camera to show images on a monitor, thus creating the first home surveillance device.

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