1018 Shares Share on Facebook Share on Twitter This article is a biweekly series that focuses on black women who changed the world with their inventions. Dr Patricia Era Bath Born on November 4, 1942, in the Harlem neighbourhood of New York City to the first Black motorman for the New York City subway system, Rupert Bath and a housewife and domestic worker, Gladys Bath, who saved money from her salary for her children’s education. Patricia Bath was encouraged to pursue academic interests by her family. Rupert Bath, a former Merchant Marine and an occasional newspaper columnist taught her about … Continue reading Two Important Inventions That Would Not Exist Without Black Women