STEM Fatale Podcast

Episode 078 - Bessie Blount Griffin | Inventor, Physical Therapist, and Forensic Scientist

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Emlyn tells Emma about Bessie Blount Griffin, an inventor, physical therapist, and forensic scientist. 

 

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Sources

Main Story - Bessie Blount Griffin

  1. Amisha Padnani. Overlooked No More: Bessie Blount, Nurse, Wartime Inventor and Handwriting Expert. New York Times. March 27, 2019. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/obituaries/bessie-blount-overlooked.html
  • Elena Ferrarin. Bessie Blount Griffin: A Black Woman's Journey to Pioneering Forensic Scientist. True Crime Blog: Stories & News, A & E. March 9, 2021. https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/bessie-blount-griffin
  • "Bessie Blount Griffin." Contemporary Black Biography, vol. 135, Gale, 2017. Gale In Context: Biography, link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1606007708/BIC?u=uga&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=86f6c869. Accessed 15 Aug. 2021.
  • Portable Receptacle Support Patent: https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?PageNum=0&docid=2550554 

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