(PRWEB) July 25, 2013
AncestorEbooks.com, a business created by Cristina Besendorfer for the sharing of Family History with today’s youth, speaks out about the achievements of women throughout July.
On July 8, 1873, Anna Nichols, of Melrose, Mass. became the first woman to become a patent examiner.[bit.ly/1625v4D] after passing a scientific examination to qualify. [bit.ly/18xJFpT] As a patent examiner, Nichols would have searched for earlier patents on similar inventions.
Sarah Goode, a Chicago furniture store owner, became the first black woman to receive a patent on July 14, 1885. She received her patent for an improved cabinet bed.
On July 23, 1906 Katherine Lee Bates copyrighted the song "America the Beautiful". [bit.ly/1625v4D] The song was written in 1893 as Bates traveled from Massachusetts to Colorado for a teaching position. [abcn.ws/15dCqlN]
On July 25, 1876, Emily Tassey was granted a patent for inventing an apparatus used for raising sunken vessels. She lived in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, an important boatbuilding town on the Monongahala River.
Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897. She was a teacher, social worker, aviation pioneer, and the first woman to receive the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, finished third in the inaugural 1929 Powder Puff Women’s Air Derby.[bit.ly/13auuhS]
On July 2, 1937, Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, disappeared during an attempt to fly around the world. No trace of their plane, the Robert C. Lake, was found.
"July, just as every month, has important events to share. Historical events need to be cataloged, remembered, and celebrated. If you have stories of heroes and heroines that are particularly important to your family, celebrate them. Create a family ebook that will allow events to be remembered for many more generations," says Gayla Mendenhall of AncestorEbooks.com
