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Sep 7, 2016 · Biographies about Famous “Firsts”. Molly, by Golly!: The Legend of Molly Williams, America’s First Female Firefighter by Dianne Ochiltree. In 1818, firefighting volunteers are sick with the flu and cannot extinguish the fire in a house. The cook for the firehouse helps to stop the fire and saves the day! Fly High!
May 15, 2024 · 1855–1905. Inventor. Folding "cabinet-bed", forerunner of the Murphy bed; first African-American woman to receive a patent in the United States. Grant, George F. 1846–1910. Dentist, professor. The first African-American professor at Harvard, Boston dentist, and inventor of a wooden golf tee. Graves, Joseph L.
In all, Dean holds 20 patents, and was honored as one of the "50 Most Important African Americans in Technology" by the California African-American Museum in 2000. Dean wants to help increase awareness of the contributions of Black engineers to both the engineering industry and the African-American community.
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Entries are grouped into eight broad periods: 2nd century ad –1789: Old World to New. 1790–1863: The Enslavement of Africans. 1864–1916: Reconstruction and the Start of the Great Migration. 1917–37: The Jazz Age and the Harlem Renaissance.
