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A trailblazer in both engineering and patent law, Edith Julia Griswold became the first woman patent lawyer in 1897. Fascinated by the natural sciences, mathematics, and mechanics as a teenager, Griswold turned her interests into a career drafting patent drawings. One of her clients, impressed with her work, encouraged her to pursue patent law. By the time she set up her own patent law practice in New York City, she had built an international reputation as an expert in both STEM fields and intellectual property law. To learn more, check out this blog post by Zorina Khan, professor of economics at Bowdoin College: bit.ly/3N1t5ru #WomensHistoryMonth #WHM #BreakTheBias

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