Women and Adversity:
Josephine Cochrane
Inventor of the Dishwasher
Josephine Cochrane was that rare woman in the 1800s who flaunted her independent spirit. One example is the spelling of her name. She married William Cochran but decided to add an -e to her last name so it was spelled Cochrane. It is printed both ways in various publications. Her in-laws didn’t appreciate this change.
She developed the idea for a dishwasher because when the servants washed her priceless China that dat ...
Women and Adversity:
Mary Anderson
Inventor -Windshield Wiper
Here is another story about a woman who was deprived of recognition for her invention because no company believed it was relevant. ...
Women and Adversity:
Lorraine Hansberry, Lesbian
Playwright
Civil Rights Activist
My second post for Pride Month is another Chicagoan, playwright and civil rights ...
