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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.
Mar 5, 2023 · Bessie Blount Griffin. Fair use image. Bessie Virginia Blount, pioneer physical therapist, inventor, and scientist, was born in Hickory (today Chesapeake), Virginia, on November 24, 1914.
Oct 17, 2018 · Blount was born in Hickory, Virginia in 1914 to George Woodward and Mary Elizabeth Griffin, who had set deep roots in Norfolk. Though a generation apart, both Mary and Bessie attended the...
Jul 7, 2023 · A pioneer in both physical therapy and forensics, Bessie Blount Griffin was best known for creating devices to help veteran amputees during World War II and teaching them to write with their teeth and feet.
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.
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.
Jun 19, 2019 · In 1951, Blount officially received a patent for her self-feeding device; it was filed under her married name, Bessie Blount Griffin. In 1953, she became the first woman and the first African-American to appear on the television show "The Big Idea," where she exhibited some of her inventions.
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