This blog was originally published in 2016 and has since been updated. You‘ve all heard of famous inventors such as Galileo (telescope), Karl Benz (automobile), Alexander Graham Bell (telephone), and ...

Female scientists have changed the world with their discoveries and inventions. Despite facing many challenges, they proved ...

Ambition is ageless and here to prove it are three young women who represent thousands of young inventors. They have big ideas that could help solve some serious and some not-so-serious problems.

Scientists and innovators from the University of Nebraska discuss the importance of women inventors. Women contribute unique perspectives to innovation, essential in solving today’s diverse challenges ...

Black women remain resilient and continue to offer creative, impactful inventions. Black women are innovators, coming up with great inventions that have transformed many sectors like health care and ...

Thanks to Mary Engle Pennington (1872 - 1952) we don’t all have to be farmers to eat fresh food. Her scientific work in ensuring the safe transport of perishable foods (like eggs!) focused on ...

'The bicycle in Victorian Britain is often celebrated as a vehicle of women's liberation. But much less is known about another critcal technology with which women forged new and mobile public lives - ...

Running a business or creating something that hasn’t ever been made are no easy feats, yet Black women continue to lead the way. According to Forbes, Black women have become the fast-growing group of ...

There is an impressive number of everyday (and not-so-everyday) items invented by women. While we would have liked to feature them all, we chose five for today's Celebrating Women in Tech segment.