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Miriam Benjamin - Inventor, Educator, Patent Attorney

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Birth in Charleston, South Carolina

September 16, 1861

Miriam Elizabeth Benjamin was born in Charleston, South Carolina, just before the start of the American Civil War. Her early life was undoubtedly shaped by the tumultuous events of the era and the challenges faced by African Americans in the post-Civil War South.

Education in Massachusetts

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Miriam's family moved North to Massachusetts to ensure their children receive better educational opportunities. Miriam was able to get an education that would eventually lead her to teaching and later on invent.

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Inventing the Gong and Signal Chair for use in the United States House of Representatives.

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4 December, 1917

Miriam Benjamin received U.S. patent no. 1,249,000 for her Sole for Footwear. This invention was designed to help with temperature regulation in the foot.

16 May, 1893

Lyde Wilson Benjamin, Miriam's brother, received U.S. patent no. 497,747 for an improvement on "Broom Moisteners and Bridles."

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