Bette Nesmith Research Paper
Bette Nesmith was the inventor of liquid paper. She was a commercial artist and a typewriter. She is American and born on March 23, 1924, in Dallas, Texas. She went to Alamo Heights High School. Her father was Jesse McMurray and her mother was Christine Duval.
Nesmith dropped out of school at the age of seventeen. After she dropped out, she went to a secretarial school. “By the age of 27, she had worked her way up to the position of executive secretary for W.W.” She became in charge of banks such as the Texas Bank and Trust. “At this time Graham and her colleagues at the bank began experiencing trouble with the new IBM electric typewriters.” They were tired of retyping their pages just because of a little error. Then, she thought of something,
and that something was her invention the liquid paper.
Just because of one small little error made her famous. She was the most famous women inventors of the 20th century. In the 1950s she thought of a white paint but not just any paint, it was a white water-based tempera paint. In order to apply the paint she used a thin paintbrush, so then she called it Mistake Out. Surprisingly, there was no struggle at all making the invention.
She then thought to keep it to herself, because her boss didn't see the paint on the papers. Until, she thought to herself to sell the bottle and she did, in 1956. Then again, she thought about her invention and decided to name it Liquid Paper. Then after a year later in 1957, she sold about one hundred bottles a month. Then after another year in 1958, she was fired from the banks, but she could of still afford her own business. So, she hired employees and succeeded. After seventeen years in 1968, she finally could make her own factory and head office in Dallas. After Graham’s company started to upgrade they started to come out with a correction pen and tape. Then, it finally went in stores. So, she became famous in 1968
Nesmith dropped out of school at the age of seventeen. After she dropped out, she went to a secretarial school. “By the age of 27, she had worked her way up to the position of executive secretary for W.W.” She became in charge of banks such as the Texas Bank and Trust. “At this time Graham and her colleagues at the bank began experiencing trouble with the new IBM electric typewriters.” They were tired of retyping their pages just because of a little error. Then, she thought of something,
and that something was her invention the liquid paper.
Just because of one small little error made her famous. She was the most famous women inventors of the 20th century. In the 1950s she thought of a white paint but not just any paint, it was a white water-based tempera paint. In order to apply the paint she used a thin paintbrush, so then she called it Mistake Out. Surprisingly, there was no struggle at all making the invention.
She then thought to keep it to herself, because her boss didn't see the paint on the papers. Until, she thought to herself to sell the bottle and she did, in 1956. Then again, she thought about her invention and decided to name it Liquid Paper. Then after a year later in 1957, she sold about one hundred bottles a month. Then after another year in 1958, she was fired from the banks, but she could of still afford her own business. So, she hired employees and succeeded. After seventeen years in 1968, she finally could make her own factory and head office in Dallas. After Graham’s company started to upgrade they started to come out with a correction pen and tape. Then, it finally went in stores. So, she became famous in 1968