Josephine Cochrane

  • Birth

    Birth

    Josephine Cochrane was born on March 8, 1839. Her childhood was shaped by a family of true engineers. To the right is a photo of her when she was younger.
  • Photo of Josephine Cochrane

    Photo of Josephine Cochrane

    This is a photo of Josephine Cochrane.
  • She invents the Dishwasher

    She invents the Dishwasher

    Josephine invented The Dishwasher on December 28 to help people clean their dishes. She invented them with racks for the dishes, rotating spray arms, a detergent dispenser, a filter, a heating element, a pump, and a sump.
  • Josephine gets married

    Josephine gets married

    Later, Josephine gets married to William A. Blair (who later becomes William A. Cochrane...) on October 13, 1858. (Her wedding dress was beautiful!)
  • Josephine gets married

    Josephine gets married

    Later, Josephine gets married to William A. Blair (Who later becomes William A. Cochrane....) on October 15, 1858. (Her wedding dress was beautiful!)
  • Josephine dies

    Later, much later, Josephine dies on August 3, 1913 because of A stroke or " Nervous exhaustion".
  • Josephine dies

    Later, MUCH later, Josephine dies on August 3, 1913 because of a stroke or " Nervous exhaustion".