Mary Kies

Events

1

Episodes

1

Years

1809

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Mary Kies, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Mary Kies receives the first US patent granted to a woman

   1809

   Role: Inventor

   1. 15 May 1809 · United StatesPatent Award

      Mary Kies received a patent for weaving straw with silk and thread to make hats, signed by President James Madison.

Sources

1. Mary Dixon Kies Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-01