Posts tagged with ‘straw’

  • This Day in History May 5, 1809

    By Ruth on May 5, 2013
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    Nothing like a straw hat for a lady to look especially chic, right?  And the Patent Act of 1790 opened the door for any U.S. citizen to protect his/her invention with a patent.  I am sure that most did not figure women would get in on this–especially back in the date.  Most women didn’t even try to patent their ideas. […]