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This Inventive Women - Part 1 lesson plan also includes:
- Primary Source – Patent US109775A by Mary Stephens “An Improvement In Umbrellas” 1870
- Primary Source – Patent US1492725A by Beulah Louise Henry “An Umbrella with a Detachable Cover” 1924
- Primary Source – Patent US6237615B1 by Barbara A. Carso and Gary G. Truchan “Disposable Umbrella” 2001
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While a woman didn't invent the parasol, three women received patents for their improvements to the original design of umbrellas. In the first of a two-part series on inventive women, class members investigate the patent system to discover how it protects inventors and stimulates economic development. They also learn about coverture, a practice, that until recently, denied married women the right to claim their inventions and the profits made from them.
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- Encourage class members to bring in unusual umbrellas to share during the lesson
- Use the resource during Women's History Month
Classroom Considerations
- The first part of a two-part lesson series
- Requires prep time to collect and print materials
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- The article on coverture is sure to engage readers
- The related primary source materials are easily accessed
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