Beulah Louise Henry

Beulah Louise Henry ( born September 28, 1887 † February 1973 ) was an American inventor.

Life

Your first patent when Beulah Henry 1912 on an ice machine. A little later they invented a purse and an umbrella with interchangeable covers in different colors, which she sold with great success. She moved to New York City, where he founded the Henry Umbrella and Parasol Company and the BL Henry Company of New York, they both ran itself. Unlike most women of her time Beulah Henry gained notoriety for their inventions and recognition. Your more than 100 inventions have earned her the nickname "Lady Edison " (based on Thomas Edison ).

In the 1930s and 40s they invented several machines, including in 1930 the so-called Proto graph, a typewriter that produced four copies without carbon paper, as well as a coil loose sewing machine and various children's toys.

In the 1950s and 60s, Beulah Henry worked for various companies in New York to develop new machines. Altogether, she received 49 patents; many other of her works have been patented in the name of order- imaging companies.

Honors

In 2006, she was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.