"I cannot make up my mind whether it is a drawback or an advantage to be so utterly ignorant of mechanics as I am, I know nothing about mechanical terms and I am afraid I do make it rather difficult for the draughtsmen to whom I explain my ideas, but in the factories where I am known, they are exceedingly patient with me because they seem to have a lot of faith in my inventions." - Beulah Henry
Beulah Henry of Memphis, Tennessee created about 110 inventions and held 49 patents. Beulah Henry was considered one of the "Lady Edisons" for her prolific career in inventing.
A partial list of Beulah Henry's inventions includes:
- vacuum ice cream freezer (1912)
- umbrella with a variety different colored snap-on cloth covers (1924)
- the first bobbinless sewing machine (1940)
- "Protograph" - worked with a manual typewriter to make four copies of a document (1932)
- "Continuously-attached Envelopes" for mass mailings (1952)
- "Dolly Dips" soap-filled sponges forchildren (1929)
- "Miss Illusion" doll with eyes that could change color and close (1935)
Women Inventors
