Harris, Ada
1870-unknown · Contribution: 1895
Household & Domestic Inventions
Improved hair straightener, a hinged, heated implement with a toothed comb portion to separate hair and flat faces to press it straight
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1870-unknown
- Active since
- 1895
- Category
- Household & Domestic Inventions
Impact on the world
Harris designed one of the first hair-straightening irons, an early ancestor of the flat iron that would become a staple of hair care.
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