Ellen Eglin's interview appeared in the April 1890 issue of 'The Women Inventor', where she explained her reasons for selling the rights to her clothes wringer for a small sum. She cited racial bias as the primary reason, fearing that white consumers would not buy the invention if they knew it was patented by a Black woman. This date is significant as it captures Eglin's own words about the racism she faced as an inventor. Interview

Estimated date of birth of Ellen F. Eglin in Maryland, USA, based on the 1880 census records cited in the text. While there are conflicting accounts about her birth year (some sources claim 1849), the text acknowledges 1836 as a possibility. This makes it an important date for understanding her early life, though not definitively confirmed. Birth