Sybilla Righton Masters
American inventor
Died aged 45United States
Biography
Sybilla Righton Masters (c. 1676 – 23 August 1720) was an American inventor. Masters was the first person residing in the American colonies to be given an English patent, and possibly the first known female machinery inventor in America of European ancestry. Masters was given a patent for a corn mill in 1715 in her husband's name, as women were not allowed to have their own patents. She also patented a process for making hats.
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