CT History NewsMay 5, 2023

Today in #Connecticut History, May 5: The First Female U.S. Patent Recipient

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May 5: The First Female U.S. Patent Recipient

  Even though the U.S. Patent Act of 1790 allowed American citizens to apply for patents regardless of gender, women were discouraged from doing so due to local coverture laws that made it dif…

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