Short Stories for Teachers
Do you crave learning about famous people? Are you bothered that famous women are not really given their due regarding women's history? You will learn about women who have made life better with their inventions.
Do you like to safely discard your cell phone when it is time to get a new one? Thank Randice-Lisa Altschul for inventing the first disposable cellular phone.
Are you sometimes annoyed by heavy rain while driving? Drivers would have a harder time seeing the road during a rainfall if Mary Anderson had not invented the windshield wiper.
Who is Virginia Apgar? She created the "Apgar Score", a system that assesses the health of newborn infants.
Do you appreciate being able to use quality film? Barbara Askins is our friend because she developed a new way of processing film.
Isn't it great to have good technology for preserving eyesight? Patricia Bath was the first African American female doctor to patent a medical invention, which was the Cataract Laserphaco Probe.
Like having the luxury of summoning assistance at a hotel? Give credit to Miriam Benjamin for inventing the Gong and Signal Chair for Hotels, a device that lets hotel guests summon a waiter from a chair.
Why is Patricia Billings important? She invented Geobond, which is an indestructible, fireproof building material.
Do you have a quality ironing board? Thank Sarah Boone for improving the ironing board.
Are you afraid of fungus? Rachel Fuller Brown and Elizabeth Lee Hazen were pioneers in making a useful antifungal antibiotic.
I miss the days when I did not have to personally wash all the dishes at home. Let's give a round of applause to Josephine Garis Cochran for inventing the first practical dishwasher.
It is great to have effective warning systems. We must thank Martha Coston for creating Maritime Signal Flares, a pyrotechnic signaling system.
What did Dianne Croteau do? She made it easier for us to practice cardiopulmonary resuscitation by inventing Actar 911, the CPR mannequin.
Are you familiar with Marie Curie? In addition to discovering radium, she extended x-ray technology.
Are you a parent who is glad to not have to wash diapers? Thank Marion Donovan for inventing the disposable diaper.
Why are lives being saved medically? One reason for this is Gertrude Belle Elion was a pioneer for kidney transplants and she discovered drugs that help to cure cancer and leukemia.
How did Edith Flanigen make things in life better? She refined petroleum.
Do you like to test yourself for medical conditions? Give credit to Helen Free for inventing the home diabetes test.
How did Frances Gabe make life easier for some homeowners? She invented the self-cleaning house, a home that dusts and cleans itself.
Did you grow up playing with the Barbie doll? Thank Ruth Handler for inventing it.
Are you a lady who would be uncomfortable without wearing a bra? Hug Mary Phelps Jacob for inventing it.
Who is Amanda Theodosia Jones? She became the new inventor of American food production when she invented a vacuum-packed canning system.
Do you ever style your hair as a wave? Thank Marjorie Stewart Joyner for making a permanent wave machine for hair.
Do you love carrying groceries with ease? We owe it to Margaret Knight for inventing a good grocery bag.
How did Stephanie Louise Kwolek save many police officers' lives? She invented the Kevlar bulletproof vest, which is five times stronger than steel.
Do you carry a baby on your back? Ann Moore made it possible for you by inventing the Snugli baby carrier.
Have you worn a cast comfortably? Thank Krysta Marlan for inventing a cast cooler to relieve skin irritation.
What did Alice Parker do for us? She improved the gas heating furnace.
Do you appreciate having safe hospital equipment? Thank Betty Rozier and her daughter, Lisa Vallino, for inventing an intravenous catheter shield to make intravenous injections safer and easier to administrate.
What did Madame Walker do for blacks? She was a pioneer for smoothing and softening African American hair.
Why is the environment cleaner now? Mary Walton made anti-pollution devices.
http://inventors.about.com/od/womeninventors/Women_Inventors.htm
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