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Know her amazing inventions

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Beulah Louise Henry (Lady Edison)

Theme: Dones inventores

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Competence in Linguistic Communication

Personal, social and learning to learn competence

Citizen Competition

Entrepreneurial Competence

Competence in cultural awareness and expressions

Subjects and year by Educational System

Spain > English > 2nd ESO > Communication

Enunciation

<img title="Women's Legacy logo" src="//inclusion.womenslegacyproject.eu/images/LogoWL.svg" /><hr />ACTIVITY 1&nbsp; Guess who Beulah Louise Henry was.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a title="Museo virtual. Beulah Louise Henry. video" href="http://historico.oepm.es/museovirtual/galerias_tematicas.php?tipo=MUJER&amp;xml=Henry,%20Beulah%20Louise.xml">http://historico.oepm.es/museovirtual/galerias_tematicas.php?tipo=MUJER&amp;xml=Henry,%20Beulah%20Louise.xml</a>&nbsp; (15/05/2022)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;1. Watch these pictures and guess what these patents are about. If you had to choose one, which one would be your choice? Justify your answer. Hair curler&nbsp; Parasol bag and parasol&nbsp; Can opener&nbsp; Writing machine &nbsp; Sewing machine&nbsp; Vacuum ice cream freezer&nbsp;
Answer the following questions: What do these inventions have in common?&nbsp; When were they invented?&nbsp; Can you guess how many more inventions she created?
Are they useful?
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img title="can opener" src="//inclusion.womenslegacyproject.eu/uploads/resume/attachment/4163/US2744653-drawings-page-2.png" alt="Can opener" width="281" height="413" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img title="Umbrella and bag" src="//inclusion.womenslegacyproject.eu/uploads/resume/attachment/4165/BLHenry_Parasol_bag.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="233" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img title="Sewing machine" src="//inclusion.womenslegacyproject.eu/uploads/resume/attachment/4166/BLHenry_Sewing_apparatus.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="233" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img title="Writing machine" src="//inclusion.womenslegacyproject.eu/uploads/resume/attachment/4167/writing_machine.png" alt="" width="270" height="397" /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img title="Vacuum ice cream freezer" src="//inclusion.womenslegacyproject.eu/uploads/resume/attachment/4169/BLHenry_Vacuum_ice_crea_freezer.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="233" />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img title="Hair curler" src="//inclusion.womenslegacyproject.eu/uploads/resume/attachment/4164/hair_curler.png" alt="" width="253" height="372" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img title="Movable lip toy" src="//inclusion.womenslegacyproject.eu/uploads/resume/attachment/4168/movable_lip.png" alt="" width="247" height="363" />
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2. Read this biography and share with your partners your comments&nbsp;
Beulah Louise Henry was an American inventor born on February 11, 1887, in North Carolina (nicknamed "Lady Edison" for her many inventions). A very prolific inventor, she had around 110 inventions in total, though she held the patent for just around 49 during her lifetime. The first of her numerous patents was for a vacuum ice cream freezer in 1912. Soon other successful inventions followed and before long she gained the reputation of being one of the most prolific inventors of her era.
Born into a family known for its artistic inclination, she inherited her creativity from her parents. From a young age she loved to tinker with things and create newer objects with practical utility. Originally from North Carolina, she moved to New York City following the early successes of her inventions.
One of her most popular early inventions was an umbrella with a snap-on cloth cover that allowed the owner to coordinate the umbrella with clothing. The umbrella was much loved by the people and led to her appearance in &lsquo;Scientific American&rsquo; as one of their "Outstanding Inventors".
She established two companies of her own where she worked on her inventions and also worked for the Nicholas Machine Works and served as a consultant to several companies that manufactured new items. She was included into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2006.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Observations and context

- En grups, els alumnes/as han d'endevinar a quins invents es corresponen les patents que se'ls mostren en fotocòpies o amb l'ordinador. Contestaran unes preguntes sobre els invents i hauran de seleccionar el que més els agrade justificant la seua elecció.
- Per a conéixer al personatge, a cada grup se'ls passarà a continuació una breu biografia amb el seu primer invent. Després de llegir-la i analitzar el vocabulari, exposaran els seus comentaris a la resta de la classe.
- Les fitxes sobre les patents es poden tindre plastificades i es repartirà una per grup. Una vegada contestades les preguntes, s'intercanviaran amb la resta dels grups.

- Encara que altres inventores, com les químiques estatunidenques Ruth Benerito (1916-2013) i Giuliana Tesoro (1921-2002), van aconseguir un registre més nombrós de patents (50 i 125, respectivament), el mèrit de Beulah Henry és fins i tot major, en tractar-se d'una autodidacta.
També destaquem les següents inventores:
1. Hedy Lamarr (1914–2000), a qui devem la tecnologia que ha fet possible les xarxes wi-fi o el bluetooth.
2. Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) va crear el primer algorisme que processaria la màquina analítica (considerat el primer ordinador de la història). Se la considera la primera programadora informàtica de la història.
3. Alice H. Parker (1895-1920) va dissenyar un sistema de calefacció central amb gas natural com a font de combustió. Es va convertir en la creadora de la primera caldera, precursora dels sistemes de calefacció central i aigua calenta.
4. Katharine Burr Blodgett (1898-1979), la primera dona que va treballar en la companyia General Electric. Li podem agrair, entre altres coses, l'efectivitat de les nostres ulleres de sol. El seu invent més conegut, el vidre antirreflejante, s'usa per a fabricar les pantalles dels ordinadors, els parabrises dels cotxes i les lents de les càmeres de fotos.
5. Ángela Ruiz-Robles (1895-1975), professora espanyola, va idear i va patentar un sistema de "procediment mecànic, elèctric i a pressió d'aire per a lectura de llibres" en 1949. És el que hui coneixem com a e-book.

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A través de fotocòpies o projectat amb l'ordinador, s'intentarà millorar la producció de textos orals. Per a això, s'ha d'endevinar a quins invents corresponen les patents que estan veient.

Intercanviaran idees i compartiran les seues opinions amb la resta de la classe.

Comprensió, producció i coproducció de textos orals, escrits i multimodals, breus i senzills, literaris i no literaris.

Know her amazing inventions

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