Bradberry, Henrietta M.
unknown-1979 · Contribution: 1943
'Bed rack' — a collapsible, pedal-operated attachment for the foot of a bed to hang and air out/freshen bedclothes after use
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Impact on the world
Practical home device for airing bedding; Bradberry also held a 1945 patent for a pneumatic torpedo-discharge mechanism.
Life & background
African-American homemaker and inventor born in Franklin (Simpson County), Kentucky; lived in Chicago, Illinois. Died 1979.
Sources
- U.S. patent record; Notable Kentucky African Americans Database; P. C. Sluby, 'The Inventive Spirit of African Americans'
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