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Margaret E. Knight in the Boston Sunday Post March, 31 1912 p. 45. A grainy black and white picture on yellowed newsprint shows an older woman standing next to a work table.

Margaret E. Knight in the Boston Sunday Post March, 31 1912 p. 45

Photo Discovered of Inventor Margaret E. Knight!

So many thanks to Laura Rankin of the Framingham Historical Society (Massachusetts) for finding and sharing this picture of inventor Margaret E. Knight!

We’ll do a minisode to follow up on our podcast episode about Margaret E. Knight, in which we addressed that “wrong picture” that’s floating around the internet.

This newspaper story was printed in 1912, and Margaret died in 1914.

I’ll put the article below, though you’ll need to enlarge it on your screen to be able to read it.  It’s delightful to read her story in her own words!

Newspaper Article from 1912 about Margaret E. Knight!

Margaret E. Knight in the Boston Sunday Post March, 31 1912 p. 45. A grainy black and white picture on yellowed newsprint shows an older woman standing next to a work table.  Below the image is a newspaper article in which the inventor is quoted.

Article about Margaret Knight from the Boston Sunday Post, March 31, 1912 p. 45