- This Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating inventions made by women.
- Nancy Johnson created the first hand-cranked ice-cream maker in 1843.
- Famous American chef Julia Child developed a shark repellent while working as a CIA assistant.
This Women’s History Month, we looked back at some of the most famous inventions made by women throughout history, and how they came to be.
Some inventions, like the chocolate-chip cookie, were invented by accident. Others, however, were worked on for years before they gained international acclaim. In some cases, inventions created by women were copied by other inventors and became the profitable household products we know today.
Here are 20 things you might not know were invented by women.
