Very little is known of Florence Parpart, other than census records and United States Government patent applications. Born […]
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Mary Anning (1799-1847) – “The greatest fossilist ever known” Despite the fact that Mary Anning’s life has been […]
The major scientific shortcoming of the Industrial Revolution that transformed the U.S. in the years after the Civil […]
Josephine Cochrane (1839-1913) John Fitch, born in 1743 in Connecticut, built one of the first American steamboats. It […]
Margaret E. Knight (1838-1914) In 1620, Pilgrims from England to North America first settled in New England, the […]
Dr. Grace Murray Hopper (1906-1992) United States Navy Rear Admiral Dr. Grace Murray Hopper was a remarkable woman […]
Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000) Better known for her Silver Screen exploits, Austrian actress Hedy Lamarr (born Hedwig Eva Maria […]
Ada Byron (1815-1852) Daughter of a brief marriage between the Romantic poet Lord Byron and Anne Isabelle Milbanke, […]
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