Beulah Louise Henry (September 28, 1887 – February 1, 1973) was an American inventor whose extensive contributions to consumer products and manufacturing technology solidified her legacy in the field.

Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, and later based in New York City, Henry was a pioneering figure who held 49 patents and developed over 110 inventions, significantly advancing technology while breaking gender barriers in her field.

She was the granddaughter of former North Carolina Governor W. W. Holden and a direct descendant of President Benjamin Harrison and Patrick Henry.

She enjoyed painting and music, but her favorite hobby was to point out things that she saw wrong and mention changes or innovations that could be made to improve them.

[5] At nine years old, had begun drawing sketches of inventions and by 1912, at age 25, she had her first patent, for a vacuum ice cream freezer.

She focused on developing quality of life improving products for women, including a hair curler, vanity case, and a rubber sponge soap holder.

A Henry invention, patented in 1936, was a tool that enabled the writing of multiple copies of a document on a typewriter without the use of carbon paper.

The design would generally come to her fully formed in her head but because she didn’t have any education in engineering she had someone make the product for her.