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Inventing Women:

Match the invention with the inventor.

1. Bessie Blounta. First African American woman to travel in space
2. Ellen Ochoab. Invented first disposable cell phone
3. Grace Hopperc. Created a way to make non-reflective glass for eye-glasses, cameras and telescopes
4. Maria Telkesd. First women to receive a patent. It was for a process of weaving straw and silk together for hats
5. Randi Altschule. Invented the windshield wiper
6. Mary Andersonf. Developed a device to help disabled people eat more easily
7. Elvia Nieblag. Invented the computer compiler, which translates English and other languages into computer language
8. Mae Jemisonh. Astronaut who developed an optical system to guide robots
9. Katherine Blodgetti. Developed a way to test poisons in soil to keep it safe for growing food
10. Mary Dixon Kiesj. A solar energy expert who invented “solar distillers”, a way to make drinking water from salt water for use in a life raft
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