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Who was the first woman to be granted a U.S. patent?

WRONG! Mary Shelley was the author of “Frankenstein,” not an inventor, and was never granted a U.S. patent.

CORRECT! Mary Dixon Kies was the first woman granted a U.S. patent in 1809 for her method of weaving straw with silk, an innovation in hat making.

WRONG! While Susan B. Anthony was an influential women’s rights leader, she did not receive a patent.

WRONG! Ruth Wakefield invented the chocolate chip cookie and sold the recipe to Nestlé, but she was not the first woman to receive a U.S. patent.

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