by Julie Austin | Mar 28, 2014 | Inventing
You know that feeling when you stare at a sink full of dirty plates after a big meal. Most folks dread it. I sure do. Back in 1886 a remarkable woman inventor named Josephine Garis Cochran felt exactly the same way. She turned her frustration into one of the most...
by Julie Austin | Mar 22, 2014 | inventions
I’ve heard too many times that women inventors tend to invent “girlie” things. Sometimes that might be true, but not always. Take the case of the shy and quiet inventor Tabitha Babbitt, who invented the circular saw, which is certainly far from being...
by Julie Austin | Mar 16, 2014 | Inventing
Woman Invented Barbie Ruth Handler’s story as a groundbreaking woman inventor and woman innovator has always fascinated me. Sure, most people know her as the genius behind the Barbie doll, but her life was packed with so much more ambition, grit, and real-world...
by Julie Austin | Mar 15, 2014 | Creativity
Every year fifty countries around the world take one week to celebrate world creativity and innovation week. This takes place between April 15th through April 21st in communities and organizations who want to think differently. World creativity and innovation week...
by Julie Austin | Mar 12, 2014 | Inventors
March is Women’s History Month, which makes it the perfect time to talk about the women inventors and women innovators who helped shape the world, even when history didn’t always give them the credit they deserved. One of those women was Marjorie Joyner. She may not...
