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Invention Stories

Inventing a No-Chip Manicure

Like many successful inventions, the shellac manicure has made my life easier and is a vast improvement from easily chipping nail polish.

Madam C. J. Walker
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Podcast: Madam C. J. Walker Had a Good Head for Hair Care, Part 2 (of 2)

A'Lelia Bundles explains her quest to document her famous great-great-grandmother's life and legacy.

Madam C. J. Walker
Beyond Words

Podcast: Madam C. J. Walker Had a Good Head for Hair Care, Part 1 (of 2)

A'Lelia Bundles explains her quest to document her famous great-great-grandmother's life and legacy.

Invention Stories

Papers Illustrate Woman Inventor's Life and Work

Learn more about Marion O'Brien Donovan (1917-1998), who earned 20 patents and was one of the few commercially successful female inventors of her era.

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Madam C.J. Walker Papers, 1910-1980

Inventor Name Walker, C.J.

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Soap (Vertical Ephemera Series, Warshaw Collection of Business Americana), 1838-1953

Inventor Name Various

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Ann Moore Innovative Lives Presentation, 1999

Inventor Name Moore, Ann

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Charlotte Cramer Sachs Papers, 1905-2002,(bulk dates 1940-2002)

Inventor Name Cramer-Sachs, Charlotte

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Nathaniel Mathis Collection of Barbering and Beauty Culture, 1946-2004, 2010

Inventor Name Mathis, Nathaniel

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Larkin Company Records, 1875-1974

Inventor Name Larkin Company Repository Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society25 Nottingham CourtBuffalo, NY 14216-3199716-873-9644http://www.bechs.org/

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Alois J. Degenfelder

Inventor Name Degenfelder, Alois J. Repository Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society25 Nottingham CourtBuffalo, NY 14216-3199716-873-9644http://www.bechs.org/

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William Ainsworth Papers, 1884-1933

Inventor Name Ainsworth, William

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Joseph Buchtel Papers, 1851-1864

Inventor Name Buchtel, Joseph Repository Oregon Historical Society1200 SW Park AvePortland, OR 97205-2843503-222-1741http://www.ohs.org/collections/index.cfm

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Stearns (R.B.) & Company Records, 1865-1924

Inventor Name Stearns (R.B.) & Company

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Gloria Swanson Papers (Series III), 1921-1982

Inventor Name Swanson, Gloria

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