Bashen, Janet

1957- · Contribution: 2006

Inventor and entrepreneur

Web-based EEO investigative software (LinkLine)

Technology & Engineering

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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.

Sources

Lemelson Foundation

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