Miriam E. Benjamin was and African-American school teacher who was born a free woman on September 16, 1861. She passed away in 1947 at the age of 85-86 years old (depending on the time of year which is unknown).
the gong and signal chair
Miriam Benjamin was a Washington D.C. school teacher and the second black woman to receive a patent. Miriam Benjamin received a patent for an invention she called a Gong and Signal Chair for Hotels. Her invention allowed hotel customer to summon a waiter from the comfort of their chair. A button on the chair would buzz the waiters' station and a light on the chair would let the wait staff know who wanted service. Miriam Benjamin's invention was adapted and used in the United States House of Representatives. Below you can view the actual patent issued to Miriam Benjamin on July 17, 1888.
yes she was married 3 times
Miriam David was born in 1945.
Miriam Leslie was born in 1828.
And Washington D.C.
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the gong and signal chair
she was born in 1992, 20 august
Miriam Benjamin was a teacher in addition to being an inventor. She was born in Charleston, South Carolina on September 16, 1861 and died in Boston, Massachusetts in 1947.
Benjamin E. Russell was born in 1845.
Benjamin E. Bates was born in 1808.
Miriam Benjamin was a Washington D.C. school teacher and the second black woman to receive a patent. Miriam Benjamin received a patent for an invention she called a Gong and Signal Chair for Hotels. Her invention allowed hotel customer to summon a waiter from the comfort of their chair. A button on the chair would buzz the waiters' station and a light on the chair would let the wait staff know who wanted service. Miriam Benjamin's invention was adapted and used in the United States House of Representatives. Below you can view the actual patent issued to Miriam Benjamin on July 17, 1888.
she invented a chair
no one knows it is undentifed
she died in 1974 when she was 84
Miriam Were was born in 1940.