With One Stroke

My name is Lyda Newman and I was born in Ohio. I’m an African-American woman, inventor, women’s rights activist and a hairdresser. One day, I thought to myself, why don’t you invent a hairbrush? The current ones were made of boar’s hair. I wanted the process of brushing hair to be more hygienic and efficient.… Read More With One Stroke

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Bette Nesmith Graham

I remember when I used to use Liquid Paper like paint, smearing it over the mistakes I made making my pages look messy. I discovered today that it was a woman who invented this wonderful liquid eraser. Bette Nesmith Graham never imagined that she would be an inventor. She was a divorced mother, trying to support her young… Read More Bette Nesmith Graham

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Notes to Women

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With One Stroke

Bette Nesmith Graham