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	WOMEN IN THE HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY -- WOMEN INVENTORS
		Mary Dixon Kies helped the industry expand in 1809 by developing and patenting a process for weaving the straw for bonnets, rather than braiding it.
		Mary Kies was the first woman to receive a U.S. patent after the Patent Act of 1790 was signed, for her straw weaving process.
		Mary Jane Montgomery was cited in Scientific American in 1903 as a "professional woman inventor." The article mentioned her work on warships and locomotive wheels, but she also was joint holder of a patent for a bridge design, and patented a machine for punching corrugated metal sheets.
	www.uah.edu /colleges/liberal/womensstudies/inventor.html (2905 words)

	Women Hold Patents on Important Inventions
		In 1809, Mary Dixon Kies, a native of Killingly, Conn., received the first U.S. patent awarded to a woman for a process of weaving straw with silk or thread.
		First Lady Dolly Madison praised Kies for helping the hat industry and boosting the economy because, at the time, the U.S. government had put an embargo on all European goods.
		Mary Anderson, of Birmingham, Ala., was granted patent no. 743,801 on November 10, 1903, for a window-cleaning device, essentially windshield wipers.
	www.uspto.gov /web/offices/com/speeches/02-16.htm (533 words)

	All Info About - Women In History - Mary Dixon Kies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Mary Dixon Kies could not have found a more perfect time to apply for a patent.
		Mary Dixon Kies received her patent involving weaving straw with silk or thread in 1809.
		Whether the timing was planned or accidental, Mary Dixon Kies will forever have the honor of being known as the first woman inventor to file for a patent.
	womenhistory.allinfoabout.com /inventor/marydixonkies.html (354 words)

	Mary Delahunty - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Mary Delahunty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Mary Delahunty is an Australian journalist and politician.
		She is currently the Victorian Minister for Planning, Minister for Women's Affairs and the Arts.
		In the late 1980s, Delahunty -- then the chief newsreader for the ABC in Victoria -- was parodied by comedian Jean Kittson on the popular TV comedy series The Big Gig, where Kittson portrayed a snobbish, acid-tongued announcer called Veronica Glenhuntly (whose surname was taken from that of an elite Melbourne suburb).
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Mary-Delahunty.html (297 words)

	Inventor of the Week: Archive
		Though little is known of the details of her life, Mary Dixon Kies has become a familiar name in U.S. history as the first woman ever issued a U.S. patent.
		On May 15, 1809, Kies received her patent for a process of weaving straw with silk or thread, a method which was employed mainly for creating women's hats and bonnets.
		When Kies secured her patent she was reportedly praised by the First Lady of the period, Dolley Madison, for her contribution to the hat industry.
	web.mit.edu /invent/iow/kies.html (326 words)

	Famous Firsts by American Women
		Mary Kies becomes the first woman to receive a patent, for a method of weaving straw with silk.
		Mary Baker Eddy establishes the Church of Christ, Scientist, becoming the first woman to found a major religion, Christian Science.
		Mary Davenport-Engberg is the first woman to conduct a symphony orchestra, in Bellingham, Washington.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/womensfirsts1.html (1622 words)

	Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: User Home Page Genealogy Report: Ancestors of Mary Susan Potter
		Mary Dixon, born 1752; died 1837 in S. Killingly, Connecticut.
		Daniel Kies, born 1776 in Killingly, Connecticut; died March 09, 1844 in Brooklyn, Connecticut; married Lucy Cady December 29, 1801.
		William Kies, born 1780; married Patience Burlington Brayton; born 1790.
	familytreemaker.genealogy.com /users/p/o/t/Mary-S-Potter/GENE1-0007.html (160 words)

	Mary Dixon Kies Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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	Patent
		James Madison, Secretary of State, created a separate Patent Office within the State Department and he appointed Dr. William Thornton as its first superintendent in May 1802.
		On May 5th, 1809 Mary Dixon Kies became the first woman to be awarded a US patent.
		Later, in 1810, the Patent Office moved from the Department of State to Blodgetts Hotel.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/p/pa/patent.html (3062 words)

	DIXON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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	KIES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Search the KIES Family Message Boards at Ancestry.com (if available).
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	Invent Iowa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Sybilla Masters, who invented a corn cleaning and curing machine in 1715, was only able to obtain a patent under her husband's name, because until the late 1800's most states maintained a married woman had no legal right or power to control her own property.
		The first woman to receive a patent in her own name was Mary Dixon Kies.
		Kies was granted a patent for inventing the process of weaving straw with silk or thread.
	www.uiowa.edu /~belinctr/special-events/inventia/k-8/guide-resources.html (2580 words)

	Mary Kies Became the First Woman to Receive a U.S. Patent
		Mary Kies Became the First Woman to Receive a U.S. Patent
		Patents are granted to new and useful machines, manufactured products, industrial processes--such as Kies's method of weaving--and significant improvements of existing processes.
		Patents encourage entrepreneurs, like weaver and hat maker Mary Kies, to create new and better products all the time.
	www.americastory.gov /jb/nation/jb_nation_maryk_2.html (157 words)

	Encyclopedia: List of inventors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Henri Marie Coandă (June 7, 1886 - November 25, 1972) was a Romanian inventor, aerodynamics pioneer and the parent of the modern jet aircraft.
		Benjamin Chew Tilghman was born in Philadelphia on October 26, 1821, the third child of Benjamin and Anne Marie (McMurtie) His father was descended from Richard Tilghman.
		Sandblasting is a generic term for the process of smoothing, shaping and cleaning a hard surface by forcing solid particles across that surface at high speeds.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-inventors (8674 words)

	★ Books by Mary Dixon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Books By Mary Dixon - featured: A White Lady Doing Nothing in the Tropics: The Story of Herman and Mary Dixon [The Jaffray Collection of Missionary Portrails, Vol 15]
		This artikel Mary_Dixon_Kies is licensed under the GNU free Documentation License.
		Mary Dixon Lake - My Circus Family - 1572550341
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	Top Women Inventors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In 1809, Mary Dixon Kies received the first U. patent issued to a woman.
		Kies, a Connecticut native, invented a process for weaving straw with silk or thread.
		First Lady Dolley Madison praised her for boosting the nation’s hat industry.
	www.patents-i.net /news_notices/top-women-inventors.html (539 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Many were not allowed to claim formal credit because, until the mid-19th century, anything a woman owned or invented was legally her husband's possession.
		It would be almost a century before an American woman would be recognized as an inventor in her own right.
		The patent was destroyed in a 1836 Patent Office fire, so it is unclear whether her invention was for a machine or a process.
	www.stsci.edu /stsci/service/wsf/current/inventions.html (2885 words)

	Anti Microsoft Spyware (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has stated that anti sbc spyware yahoo Linux is a "tough competitive force.
		On May 5th, 1809 Mary Dixon Kies became the first woman to be awarded a US anti microsoft spyware patent.
		Governments typically reserve anti spyware software review the right to suspend or cancel a patent at will.
	anti-spyware.funhosts.com /anti/microsoft-spyware.html (828 words)

	Women inventors
		This year's patent display features a sampling of U.S. patents issued to women.
		Mary Dixon Kies, the first woman to receive a U.S. patent for inventing a process or machine to weave straw with silk.
		The unnumbered patent was issued in 1809 and was subsequently lost in the Patent Office fire of 1836.
	www.wisc.edu /wendt/wasnew/women.html (176 words)

	Mary Dixon Kies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		My daughter is working on a report on Mary Kies for a fourth grade project about inventors.
		In our research, we need to include the year of her birth and death.
		Kenyon Kies -- Saturday, 26 June 2004, at 7:07 p.m.
	www.killinglyhistory.org /cgi-bin/hconfig.pl?read=349 (137 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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	The Bag Lady News
		Inventors come from all walks of life most inventors however, are everyday people who look at a situation and come up with a solution that they think works better.
		Abraham Lincoln invention made him the only U.S. president to hold a patent, in 1809, Mary Dixon Kies received the first U.S. patent awarded to a woman.
		Japans MITI reported that 55% of the world's inventions over the past century have come from British ideas - and that £billions are lost to the UK plc coffers every year as ideas are taken overseas.
	www.bagladyit.com /news/index.asp (1462 words)

	Final Project
		History does everyone, including science a disservice when it excludes women from the historical record.
		In 1809, Mary Dixon Kies received the first U.S. patent ever issued to a woman for inventing a process for weaving straw with silk or thread.
		Unfortunately, the patent file was destroyed in the great patent office fire in 1836.
	www.msu.edu /user/sellmerr/final_project1.htm (1395 words)

	Kids - Time Machine - Historic Press Releases - USPTO
		And, when properly placed, a needle could indent the plate, recording the vibrations, and found that yet another needle could play them back.
		He eventually rigged a tinfoil cylinder and a stylus with which he recorded, "Mary Had a Little Lamb."
		Edison's inventions have been a mainstay of our economy for over 100 years.
	www.uspto.gov /web/offices/ac/ahrpa/opa/kids/kidevents_press.html (5307 words)

	daniel kies - OneLook Dictionary Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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	Women Inventors
		In 1809, Mary Dixon Kies received the first U. patent issued to a
		Kies, a Connecticut native, invented a process for weaving straw
		First Lady Dolley Madison praised her for boosting
	www.who-invented.org /women-inventors.html (177 words)

	Girlstart.com - Math, Science, Games, and More for Girls Only! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Do you notice that around the edges of the bowl the pepper remains unaffected?
		Mary Dixon Kies received the first U. patent issued to a woman.
		Do some yucky mad science over at Discovery.com.
	www.girlstart.com /science.asp (288 words)

	Mary Dixon Kies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Mary Dixon Kies is listed on an inventors web site, a group with non-profit status, as an African American woman.
		Since she wasn't a Kies, but a Dixon, I wasn't sure about all this.
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	www.killinglyhistory.org /cgi-bin/hconfig.pl?read=497 (113 words)

	IP Menu - Archive News - April 2002 to May 2002 - Intellectual Property Resources
		As part of the celebration of Women's History Month, held each year during the month of March, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is recognizing some women whose inventions have made a great contribution.
		For example "In 1809, Mary Dixon Kies, a native of Killingly, Conn., received the first U.S. patent awarded to a woman for a process of weaving straw with silk or thread.
		There are more interesting historical stories relating to Women and Patents in the USPTO Press Release.
	www.ipmenu.com /archive/March2002toApril2002.htm (8756 words)

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