Margaret E. Knight | |
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 Knight in 1912 | |
| Born | Margaret Eloise Knight February 14, 1838 York, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | October 12, 1914 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Inventor |
| Known for | Machine to produce flat-bottomed paper bags |
| Notable work | Paper bag machine |
| Parent(s) | Hannah Teal and James Knight |
Margaret Eloise Knight (February 14, 1838 – October 12, 1914[1][2]) was an American inventor, notably of a machine to produce flat-bottomed paper bags. She has been called "the most famous 19th-century woman inventor".[3] She founded the Eastern Paper Bag Company in 1870, creating paper bags for groceries similar in form to the ones that would be used in later generations. Knight received dozens of patents in different fields and became a symbol for women's empowerment.
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