Harriet A. Brown
Personal Information
Born: 1847 or 1844
Died: 1930
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
Unknown
"None found"
— Harriet A. Brown
Professional Life
Field of Study: Dressmaking; Inventor
Institution/Corporation: None found
Degrees & Memberships: None found
Awards & Achievements
Awards: None found
Achievements: developed a scientific system for cutting & assembling well-fitting women's clothing; 1886 founded Boston Dress-Fitting College; patented a dress shirt (#392493); 1902 wrote "Scientific dress cutting and making, "The Harriet A. Brown system," simplified and improved; directions for its use"
obtained the only patent for putting work together
the goal of her college was for girls of ability and taste, who are now engaged in stores, workshops and kitchens, may find employment for which they are better adapted