Leizu

According to one account, a silkworm cocoon fell into her tea, and the heat unwrapped the silk until it stretched across her entire garden.

She persuaded her husband to give her a grove of mulberry trees, where she could domesticate the worms that made these cocoons.

She is attributed with inventing the silk reel, which joins fine filaments into a thread strong enough for weaving.

She is a popular object of worship in modern China, with the title of 'Silkworm Mother' (Cán năinai, 蠶奶奶).

[1] Leizu had two known sons with the Yellow Emperor named Shaohao and Changyi, with the latter the father of Zhuanxu.