The Forgotten Genius Behind Every Airplane Call Button: How Miriam Benjamin’s 1888 Invention Took Flight But History Erased Her Name When you press the call button on an airplane, whether for water, Wi-Fi help, or a weary stretch, it quietly connects you… The post The Forgotten Genius Behind Every Airplane Call Button: How Miriam Benjamin’s 1888 Invention Took Flight But History Erased Her Name appeared first on Shine My Crown.

The Forgotten Genius Behind Every Airplane Call Button: How Miriam Benjamin’s 1888 Invention Took Flight But History Erased Her Name: When you press the call button on an airplane, whether for water, Wi-Fi help, or a weary stretch,… #MiriamBenjamin #Invention #BlackHistory #Aerospace #WomenInHistory

Ms. Miriam Benjamin was born in Charleston, SC on 9/16/1861. She became the second Black woman in U.S. history to be awarded a patent for her invention, the Gong and Signal Chair on July 17th 1888.
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