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Events on Friday 5 May 1809 1
1809Mary Kies granted first US patent to a womanA technique for weaving straw with silk is patentedMary Kies received a United States patent for a method of weaving straw with silk and thread, becoming the first woman issued a US patent under her own name. Her technique was used in the booming New England hat-making industry.