GK
INVENTIONS
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Question
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Who was the first American female to patent her invention, a method of weaving straw with silk?
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Marjorie Joyner
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Margaret Knight
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Amanda Jones
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Mary Kies
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Mary Dixon Kies was the first woman to apply for and receive a U.S. patent in her own name. Her patent, issued May 5, 1809, was for a process for weaving straw with silk that was adopted by the New England hat-making industry. Kies was born in South Killingly, Connecticut.
Detailed explanation-2: -(WHTM)-We know very little about Mary Dixon Kies. She was born March 21, 1752, in South Killingly, Connecticut, married twice, had two sons, died January 1, 1837, in Brooklyn, New York, and became the first woman to receive a U.S. Patent.
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