Category: Women Pioneers

Maria Christina Bruhn (1732-1808)

Maria Christina Bruhn was Sweden’s first female inventor in the field of military technology. Born in Stockholm in 1732, she...

Eva Ekeblad (1724-1786)

Countess Eva Ekeblad née Eva De La Gardie (10/07/1724 – 15/05/1786) was born into the Swedish aristocracy, and was a...

Helen Major (1927–2013)

Helen Major (1927 – 2013) was an amateur historian and an active volunteer at the Mills Archive. Helen was well...

Tabitha Babbitt (1779-1853)

Sarah Tabitha Babbitt (12 August 1779-10 December1853) is believed to have invented the first circular saw for use in a...

E M Gardner (d. 1959)

Author: A C Yoward (revised by Nathanael Hodge) E M Gardner was the driving force behind the inclusion of watermills...

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