Sarah Tabitha Babbitt
Personal Information
Born: 1779
Died: 1853
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
Shaker schools
Professional Life
Field of Study: Inventor; Tool Maker
Institution/Corporation: Harvard Shaker Community
Degrees & Memberships: Member of Harvard Shaker Community (1793)
Awards & Achievements
Awards: none
Achievements: Circular saw, improved spinning wheel head, & manufactured false teeth, a process for manufacturing cut nails that was later attributed to Eli Whitney; never applied/received a patent because Quakers didn't believe in them; all her inventions were ultimately attributed to men; 1st circular saw she allegedly made is on display in albany, NY; as a young woman was a weaver;
1793, became a Shaker
Credited with inventing the circular saw, spinning wheel head, & improved false teeth
Didn't patent her inventions & references to her accomplishments only exist in Shaker lore
All of her inventions were claimed &/or attributed to men