Anna Connelly
Personal Information
Born: mid 19th century
Died: 1969
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
unknown
Professional Life
Field of Study: Inventor
Institution/Corporation: None found
Degrees & Memberships: None found
Awards & Achievements
Awards: None found
Achievements: Invented first outdoor metal fire escape 1887; 1st woman in the US to submit a patent application without any known assistance from a male; her invention led to the 1st building codes in New York city, they required a second means of exit to escape buildings in an emergency
Patented an improved outdoor fire escape
1 of the 1st women in the US to submit a patent application without any assistance from a man
Lived to be 100
Little is known about her life except for 1920 census information & her patent application.The fire escape was invented by Anna Connelly in 1887