AndyKent
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Originally posted by nova_gteuk
Beehive Thiphena Hornbrook 1861
Surely bees invented beehives 
Think the woman was strugging for idea IMO
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Sam
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Originally posted by Cosmo
the vacuum cleaner, now that was invented by a woman I think. More than likely the bog brush, washing up liquid, washing machine, dish washer, etc.
PMSL!
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Leighton
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Dam and reservoir construction Harriet Strong 1887
i an pritty sure that the roman's did this first and probably people befor them
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nova_gteuk
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Originally posted by nova_gteuk
Beehive Thiphena Hornbrook 1861
Surely bees invented beehives
Think the woman was strugging for idea IMO
Id guess it mean's the wooden little sheds they live in to produce honey for a bee keeper? 
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Originally posted by aPk
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Originally posted by nova_gteuk
Beehive Thiphena Hornbrook 1861
Surely bees invented beehives
Think the woman was strugging for idea IMO
I'd imagine bees invented bee nests yes, quite how they'd managed to invent beehives is beyond me though.
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Cosmo
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Originally posted by nova_gteuk
Not wrong there cosmo
a list of inventions by women i googled.
Battery container Nancy Perkins 1986
Beehive Thiphena Hornbrook 1861
Canister vacuum Nancy Perkins 1987
Car heater Margaret Wilcox 1893
Circular saw Tabitha Babbit 1812
Computer program Augusta Ada Byron 1842
Cooking stove Elizabeth Hawk 1867
Dam and reservoir construction Harriet Strong 1887
Direct and return mailing envelope Beulah Henry 1962
Dishwasher Josephine Cochran 1872
Drinking fountain device Laurene O'Donnell 1985
Electric hot water heater Ida Forbes 1917
Elevated railway Mary Walton 1881
Engine muffler El Dorado Jones 1917
Feedback control for data processing Erna Hoover 1971
Globes Ellen Fitz 1875
Grain storage bin Lizzie Dickelman 1920
Improved locomotive wheels Mary Jane Montgomery 1864
Improvement in dredging machines Emily Tassey 1876
Improvement in stone pavements Emily Gross 1877
Kevlar, a steel-like fiber used in radial tires, crash helmets, and bulletproof vests Stephanie Kwolek 1966
Life raft Maria Beaseley 1882
Liquid Paper correction fluid Bette Nesmith Graham 1956
Locomotive chimney Mary Walton 1879
Medical syringe Letitia Geer 1899
Mop-wringer pail Eliza Wood 1889
Oil burner Amanda Jones 1880
Permanent wave for the hair Marjorie Joyner 1928
Portable screen summer house Nettie Rood 1882
Refrigerator Florence Parpart 1914
Rolling pin Catherine Deiner 1891
Rotary engine Margaret Knight 1904
Safety device for elevators Harriet Tracy 1892
Street cleaning machine Florence Parpart 1900
Submarine lamp and telescope Sara Mather 1870
Suspenders Laura Cooney 1896
Washing machine Margaret Colvin 1871
Windshield wiper Mary Anderson 1903
Zigzag sewing machine Helen Blanchard 1873
FPMSL, I was joking when I said a few of those too
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