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Known for. Assistive devices. Scientific career. Fields. Inventor, Physical Therapist and Nurse. Bessie Virginia Blount, also known as Bessie Blount Griffin (November 24, 1914 – December 30, 2009), was an American writer, nurse, physical therapist, inventor and forensic scientist .
Oct 17, 2018 · INNOVATION. The Woman Who Made a Device to Help Disabled Veterans Feed Themselves—and Gave It Away for Free. World War II nurse Bessie Blount went on to become an inventor and forensic...
Mar 5, 2023 · Bessie Blount died on December 30, 2009 in Newfield, New Jersey. She was 95. Subjects: African American History, People. Terms: Europe - Great Britain - England, Military Conflict - World War II, STEM - Scientists, United States - Virginia, United States - New Jersey, STEM - Nurses, Law Enforcement, Europe - Belgium, Journalists/reporters. Donate.
Jul 7, 2023 · AllThatsInteresting.com, July 7, 2023, https://allthatsinteresting.com/bessie-blount-griffin. Accessed May 22, 2024. Born on November 24, 1914, in Virginia, Bessie Blount Griffin was a trailblazing scientist, inventor, and physical therapist who helped countless veteran amputees.
Mar 27, 2019 · Bessie Griffin was born into meager circumstances on Nov. 24, 1914, in rural Virginia to George Woodard and Mary Elizabeth Griffin. She later took on her grandmother’s last name, Blount. She...
For this, she received a patent under her married name, Bessie Griffin, in 1951. Blount reportedly attempted to interest the American Veteran’s Association in these inventions, but she found it difficult to get much support, despite the devices’ potential benefit to thousands of people’s lives.
By Ilora Roy. January 21, 2023. Image Courtesy of Noora Said. Bessie Blount Griffin was an inventor, nurse, physical therapist, forensic handwriting and document analyst, and avid public speaker. However, unlike many in her field, she was Black, left-handed, and a woman.
Princess Anne County. Occupation. Inventor and Forensic Scientist. Biography. Bessie Blount Griffin (November 24, 1914–December 30, 2009) was born in the community of Hickory, in Princess Anne County (later the city of Chesapeake), where she attended a one-room segregated school.
Mar 9, 2021 · She died at age 95 in 2009 at her home in Newfield, New Jersey. “The frustrations of the time. Not having access. No one buying your inventions. Not being accepted,” her grandson Aaron Griffin of Delaware tells A&E True Crime. “ [Her attitude] was like, ‘OK, I’ll show you.'”
Jun 19, 2019 · Fast Facts: Bessie Blount. Known For: While working as a physical therapist, Blount invented assistive devices for amputees; she later made contributions to the field of forensic science. Also Known As: Bessie Blount Griffin. Born: November 24, 1914 in Hickory, Virginia. Died: December 30, 2009 in Newfield, New Jersey.
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