On this day in 1898, Lyda A. Newman, a black hairdresser, patented a hair brush with synthetic bristles. It was specifically made for… | Instagram
![Everyday items invented by black women: the hairbrush Lyda Newman (1898) Lyda created the first ever hairbrush using synthetic bristles, instead of animal hair. @vibesofablackgirl - iFunny Brazil Everyday items invented by black women: the hairbrush Lyda Newman (1898) Lyda created the first ever hairbrush using synthetic bristles, instead of animal hair. @vibesofablackgirl - iFunny Brazil](https://imgb.ifunny.co/images/eeb43b97927d5df027d80b2b2ed5d6c08ae531fc25f94a8488f27b9f2db4cd1b_1.jpg)
Everyday items invented by black women: the hairbrush Lyda Newman (1898) Lyda created the first ever hairbrush using synthetic bristles, instead of animal hair. @vibesofablackgirl - iFunny Brazil
![Charles Capozzi on X: "Lyda D. Newman received #patent 614,335 by @uspto for a hairbrush that could be taken apart easily for cleaning in 1898. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/qWkxbLKaUm" / X Charles Capozzi on X: "Lyda D. Newman received #patent 614,335 by @uspto for a hairbrush that could be taken apart easily for cleaning in 1898. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/qWkxbLKaUm" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ER-4-NCWAAEIsgv.png:large)
Charles Capozzi on X: "Lyda D. Newman received #patent 614,335 by @uspto for a hairbrush that could be taken apart easily for cleaning in 1898. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/qWkxbLKaUm" / X
BLACK Calendar - Today in Black History, on 15 November in 1898, Lyda O. Newman, an African American of New York City acquired a patent for an improved model of hair brush.
![Square Root Academy on X: "Lyda Newman was a trailblazing inventor who patented the first hairbrush with synthetic bristles. Her invention made hair brushes more effective for African American hair, less expensive Square Root Academy on X: "Lyda Newman was a trailblazing inventor who patented the first hairbrush with synthetic bristles. Her invention made hair brushes more effective for African American hair, less expensive](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FLqt8Y7VcAQLa6v.jpg)