El Dorado Jones
El Dorado Jones (1860-1932) ("Iron Woman") was an American woman inventor who is credited with inventing a light-weight electric iron, travel size iron board, and airplane mufflers in 1919.[1][2][3][4][5] Jones had a factory in Illinois that employed only women past 40 that produced the products of her invention.[1] She had a strong bias against men which hurt her in business.[4] Because of this bias she was not able to capitalize on the report in the New York Times of a successful test of her airplane muffler.[4]
Quotes
- "Do not forget to exploit men all you can. Because if you don't, they will exploit you".[4]
References
- 1 2 New York Times:WOMAN INVENTOR DIES IN POVERTY; El Dorado Jones Spent Recent Years Seeking Backing for Airplane Muffler. HAD FACTORY IN ILLINOIS Employed Only Women Over 40 -- Past 70 When She Came Here -- Got Charity From City. November 27, 1932
- ↑ Time Magazine;AERONAUTICS: Fighting Noise;Monday, Oct. 27, 1930
- ↑ Patent number: 1473235;Filing date: Jul 31, 1919;Issue date: Nov 6, 1923
- 1 2 3 4 Feminine ingenuity: women and invention in America; By Anne L. Macdonald
- ↑ University of Central Florida;Women's Research Center;Great Inventions! By Women!El Dorado Jones;exhaust attachment for gas engines
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