Women Innovators

Innovation is about more than inventing something new; it is about transforming and iterating on existing products, processes, or ideas.

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Illustration of Beatrice Kenner sketching inventions
The Many Inventions of Beatrice Kenner
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Who Invents and Who Gets the Credit?
Stephanie in a research lab.
Stephanie Kwolek: Kevlar® Inventor
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Tin for Madame C.J. Walker's Hair and Scalp Preparation
National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Five Women Who Imagine a Hopeful Future
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