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May 3, 2009

All Hat, No Cattle

200 years ago this week, Ms. Mary Dixon Kies became the first American woman granted a patent. Ms. Kies invented a way to weave silk with straw. She aspired to apply her invention in the booming hat industry. But her patent never made her any money.

Posted by Patent Hawk at May 3, 2009 11:50 PM | Patents In Business