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Sybilla Masters: Processamento de Milho e o Roubo do Crédito

Sybilla Masters: Corn Processing and the Theft of Credit

Sybilla Masters inventou um novo método mecânico para moer e limpar milho na América colonial, mas quando viajou para a Inglaterra em 1715 para patentear seu trabalho, a lei exigia que seu marido Thomas Masters mantivesse o documento em seu nome.

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patent barriers
women inventors
colonial america
domestic labor
legal erasure

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