by Julie Austin | Mar 28, 2014 | Inventing, Uncategorized
If you’re like most people, washing dishes is a chore. Okay, maybe it’s just me. But back in 1886 a woman inventor named Josephine Cochran thought the same thing. Technically Joel Houghton patented a dish washing machine, but it was a wooden machine that...
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 | Dec 12, 2013 | Inventing, Uncategorized
Charlotte Odlum Smith and the Fight for Women Inventors Most people have never heard of Charlotte Odlum Smith. That’s a shame, because her work helped shine a light on women inventors at a time when few people were paying attention to them at all. As a woman inventor,...
by Julie Austin | Sep 21, 2011 | Inventing
Here is the press release from the White House regarding the America Invents Act: Today, at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, President Obama signed the America Invents Act, historic patent reform legislation that will...
by Julie Austin | Apr 11, 2010 | Inventing
Fewer than 15% of all women in the world are patent holders. Fewer than 4% are sole patent holders. As a woman inventor keynote speaker I’m on a mission to encourage more women to invent. When I’ve been asked to speak at conferences the question always...
