Mary Dixon Kies

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1752 – 1837

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Who was Mary Dixon Kies?

Mary Dixon Kies was an early 19th-century American who was the first recipient of a patent granted to a woman by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, on May 5, 1809, which was for a technique of weaving straw with silk and thread.

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Born
Mar 21, 1752
Killingly
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
1837

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on July 23, 2013

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