Miriam Benjamin
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| Gender | Female |
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| Date of birth | September 16,1861 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Charleston |
| South Carolina | |
| United States | |
| Died | Boston |
| Massachusetts | |
| United States | |
| Nationality | American |
| Job | Inventor |
| School teacher | |
| Educator | |
| Known for | Inventor of the Gong and Signal Chair and second black woman to receive a patent in the United States |
| Other name | E. B. Miriam |
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| ID | 509851 |
Miriam Benjamin Life story
Miriam Elizabeth Benjamin was an American schoolteacher and inventor. In 1888, she obtained a patent for the Gong and Signal Chair for Hotels, becoming the second African-American woman to receive a patent.
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