Miriam Benjamin
Miriam Benjamin was born on September 16, 1861. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Miriam Benjamin
Miriam Elizabeth Benjamin (September 16, 1861 – 1947) was an American schoolteacher and inventor. In 1888, she obtained a patent for the Gong and Signal Chair for Hotels, becoming the second African-American woman to receive a patent.