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Josephine Cochrane
March 8, 1839 – August 3, 1913
American inventor (1839–1913)
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Josephine Cochrane built the first practical dishwasher in Shelbyville, Illinois in 1886, and the patent for the dishwasher was granted to her by Joel Houghton in 1886.
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- Birthday · March 8
- Anniversary · August 3
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