[4] Madeline M. Turner was a trailblazing African American woman born and raised in the vibrant city of Oakland, California.
The inception of Turner's Fruit Press was a moment of practical ingenuity that unfolded in the simple act of squeezing an orange for a morning juice.
Faced with the wearisome and time-consuming task, Madeline recognized a universal pain point shared by many—the laborious process of manually extracting juice from fruits.
Undeterred by the lack of convenience, she resolved to embark on a journey to create a solution that would simplify this task while maximizing the juice yield from each fruit.
Recognizing the prevalent pain point of inefficiency in the fruit pressing process, she dedicated herself to the development of a groundbreaking product poised to alleviate this struggle and enhance accessibility.
Because of its simple, easy to clean, and efficient design, the invention, which was dubbed “ingenious” by the patent committee, revolutionized the fruit juice process.