margaret knight jake and quenten mrs.decook 3. when born and death she was born feb14, 1838 raised...
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MARGARET KNIGHT
JAKE AND QUENTEN
MRS.DECOOK 3
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WHEN BORN AND DEATH
SHE WAS BORN FEB14, 1838
RAISED IN MAINE BY HER WIDOWED MOTHER
SHE DIED OCT12,1914
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INVENTION
SHE WAS THE INVENTOR OF THE FLAT BOTTOM PAPER BAG.
SHE INVENTED A MACHINE THAT FOLDED AND GLUED PAPER BAG BOTTOMS
SHE WAS KNOWN AS THE PAPER BAG QUEEN.
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OTHER INVENTIONS
• SHE HAD OVER 20 PATENTS AND OVER 100 INVENTIONS
• A FEW OF HER INVENTIONS – ROTARY ENGINE, SHOE CUTTING MACHINE AND
A DRESS AND SKIRT SHIELD
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INTERESTING FACT
• SOMEONE TRIED TO STEAL HER IDEA OF MAKING FLAT BOTTOMS FOR
PAPER BAGS
• CHARLES ANNAN STOLE HER IDEA AND GOT THE PATENT FIRST
• NO ONE THOUGHT THAT A WOMAN COULD BUILD SOMETHING SO VALUABLE
• SHE WENT TO COURT AND WON IN 1871
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RESOURCES
• WORLD BOOK KIDS
• HTTP://WWW.WOMEN-INVENTORS.COM/MARGARET-KNIGHT