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Frustrated by her heirloom china getting chipped, socialite Josephine Cochrane set out to build a better solution herself. She declared that if nobody else was going to invent a dishwashing machine, she would do it. Working in a shed behind her home, she measured her dishes and designed wire compartments to hold them securely. Her invention used powerful jets of hot, soapy water from below, a pressure based system that earned a patent on December 28 1886. Her design later won top honors at the 1

20 reactions | Today in Black Womens History I researched Alberta Virginia Scott, a trailblazer in education, became the first African American woman to graduate from Radcliffe College in 1898. Her legacy of dedication to learning and service lives on, inspiring generations to come. #hbcu #hbcugrad #historicallyblacksince#adifferentworld #blackexcellence #blackspeaker #blackexcellence #publicspeaker #college | Black Woman's History | Facebook