Learn more about the 10 Black women whose influential inventions have moved the world forward since the 1880s.

From space, to medicine, our workplace, and our home, women inventors have impacted who we were and who we are now.

She has received many awards for her achievements, including induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1994, the National Medal of Technology (1999), and the Perkin Medal – all rare honors ...

Only 16% of patent inventors worldwide in 2023 were women, according to data from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Additionally, a new analysis in the field of copyright in the ...