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Beulah Louise Henry

1888 - 1973

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Beulah Louise Henry (September 28, 1887 – February 1, 1973) was an American inventor who made extensive contributions to consumer products and manufacturing technology. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, and later based in New York City, Henry was a pioneering figure who held 49 patents and developed over 110 inventions, significantly advancing technology while breaking gender barriers in her field. Her inventions include a bobbin-free sewing machine and a vacuum ice cream freezer. She received 49 patents and had around 110 inventions; when she died, she held far more patents than any other woman. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Beulah Louise Henry is the 285th most popular inventor (up from 332nd in 2019), the 5,710th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,800th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular American Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Beulah Louise Henry ranks 285 out of 426. Before her are Robert Cornelius, Robert Ludvigovich Bartini, Joseph Aspdin, Lester Allan Pelton, Valerie Thomas, and Joseph Whitworth. After her are Genrich Altshuller, Ottomar Anschütz, Cyrus McCormick, Mark Rober, Ralph Hartley, and Petrache Poenaru.

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Among people born in 1888, Beulah Louise Henry ranks 150. Before her are Michał Sopoćko, Roger Ducret, Florence Lee, Milán Füst, Konstantinos Tsiklitiras, and Tirumalai Krishnamacharya. After her are Barry Fitzgerald, Frances Marion, Ralph Hartley, Jinichi Kusaka, Mohammed Hussein Heikal, and Marcel Jouhandeau. Among people deceased in 1973, Beulah Louise Henry ranks 160. Before her are Mikhail Isakovsky, İbrahim Kaypakkaya, Nancy Mitford, Lev Artsimovich, Israel Albert Horowitz, and Kid Ory. After her are Willy Fritsch, Winthrop Rockefeller, Rafael Franco, Frances Marion, Gösta Dunker, and Erich Srbek.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Beulah Louise Henry ranks 5,710 out of 20,380. Before her are Michael Gross (1947), Amanda Righetti (1983), Mark Rolston (1956), Myrtle Bachelder (1908), Lon L. Fuller (1902), and William Christie (1944). After her are Cindy Blackman Santana (1959), Maceo Parker (1943), Eileen Heckart (1919), Hubert Dreyfus (1929), Steve Cropper (1941), and Robert Keohane (1941).

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Among INVENTORS In United States

Among inventors born in United States, Beulah Louise Henry ranks 72. Before her are Glenn Curtiss (1878), Michael S. Hart (1947), Ray Dolby (1933), Robert Cornelius (1809), Lester Allan Pelton (1829), and Valerie Thomas (1943). After her are Cyrus McCormick (1809), Mark Rober (1980), Ralph Hartley (1888), Frank Zamboni (1901), Jacob Perkins (1766), and L. L. Langstroth (1810).

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