Bashen, Janet
1957- · Contribution: 2006
Inventor and entrepreneur
Web-based EEO investigative software (LinkLine)
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1957, Mansfield, Ohio
- Active since
- 1994
- Category
- Technology & Engineering
- Best known for
- First African American woman to patent a web-based software invention
Impact on the world
Bashen combined software engineering with civil rights compliance, patenting a tool that streamlined the investigation of workplace discrimination claims.
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