Cosmetology
Self-Care
About This Innovation
Invented a Permanent Wave Machine (1928) & a Scalp Protector; 1924 helped write the first cosmetology laws in Illinois; founder of United Beauty School Owners & Teachers Association (1946) with Mary Bethune McLeod; helped found the National Council of Negro Women (1935); co-founded Alpha Chi Pi Omega Sorority & Fraternity to help raise standards for beauticians; named to a consulting leadership position regarding issues concerning African-Americans in the Democratic National Committee by Eleanor Roosevelt; holds 2 patents
The Invention
Permanent Wave Machine; Scalp Protector
Key Information
Category:
Self-Care
Completion Status:
yes
Patent Number:
1693515;1716173
Co-Inventor:
none
Patent Information
Patent Number: 1693515;1716173
Technical Specifications
Permanent Wave Machine; Scalp Protector
Collaboration
Co-Inventor: none
