The Caramel Apple Nothing says fall like that first bite into a crisp apple coated in golden, gooey caramel — the perfect mix of tart and sweet, nostalgia and comfort. Behind this timeless treat is an innovative business woman whose recipe is still enjoyed today! A Legacy Dipped in Sweetness The first Affy Tapple was created by the Kastrup family. According to Affy Tapple’s company's history , this was the first caramel apple created in the United States which is why the comp

Walk into any workshop, and you’ll hear it: the sharp hum of a circular saw cutting clean through wood. It’s a sound that powers construction sites, furniture studios, and DIY garages across the world. But behind this tool, often associated with brute strength and industry, stands the ingenuity of a woman who saw a better way. In the early 1800s, Tabitha Babbitt, a member of the Shaker community in New Lebanon, New York, noticed something most others overlooked. Watching two

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Every newborn baby in hospitals around the world has something in common: their very first “test” in life is thanks to a woman named Dr. Virginia Apgar.

Born in 1937 and living in Long Island, New York in the early 1980s, Carmela Vitale was a mother navigating daily life like many others. One night, after unboxing a steamy New York-style pizza, she opened the lid to find her toppings stuck to the soggy, collapsed cardboard top.

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But tucked into the history of modern healthcare is a woman whose quiet ingenuity reshaped medicine in a profoundly practical way. Letitia Geer, the woman who invented the one-handed syringe.

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Lisa Gelobter isn’t a household name, but she should be. Born in 1969 in New Jersey, she grew up with a passion for both technology and the arts – a rare blend that would eventually lead to one of the most iconic digital media inventions of our time: the GIF.

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Melitta Bentz's frustration with stained cloth filters and cleaning sludge-covered coffee pots lead to a revolutionary invention.

If it weren't for Anna Connelly, our cities might still lack a critical safety feature that has saved countless lives.