We’re revisiting seven colorful women and two of them are the most requested women…that we’ve already covered. We get asked a lot, “Can you cover Hedy Lamarr or Judy Garland?” Our answer? “We did back in 2015 and 2013 respectively.” We’ll also tell you the stories of five other women who are connected to each other in different ways: Josephine Cochrane, Melitta Bentz, Mary Phelps Jacob, Billie Burke, and Margaret Hamilton. Now that’s a dinner party guest list!
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Episode 131: Seven Women Revisited
Posted 22 July 2019 by The History ChicksTagged As: Billie Burke, Hedy Lamarr, Josephine Cochrane, Judy Garland, Margaret Hamilton, Mary Phelps Jacobs, Melitt Bentz | Categories: Episode, Podcasts | Leave a Comment
Episode 60: Josephine Cochrane, Hedy Lamarr, Melitta Bentz, Mary Phelps Jacobs
Posted 12 December 2015 by The History ChicksTagged As: Careese Crosby, Hedy Lamarr, Josephine Cochrane, Mary Phelps Jacobs, Melitta Bentz, women inventors, Women's History | Categories: Episode, Podcasts | Leave a Comment
Lillian Gilbreth inspired us. After talking about her life and accomplishments, we thought it was high time to introduce you to four more problem-solving women whose inventions we use every day: Josephine Cochrane, Melitta Bentz, Mary Phelps Jacobs and Hedy Lamarr.
Chapter One: The Dishwasher
Josephine Cochrane was tired of her china being chipped during hand washing…so she invented the modern dishwasher and was granted a patent for it in 1886! 
