A cheese press is a device for pressing whey from curds when making cheese. Pressing influences the cheese's hardness and texture and will also determine the shape of the block or wheel of cheese.
Some sources state that Hazel Irwin, who received a patent for a cheese press in 1808, was the first American woman to receive a patent, although others state that Hannah Slater in 1793, or Mary Kies, in 1809, was the first.
References
- Catherine Donnelly, ed. (2016), "Press", The Oxford Companion to Cheese, Oxford University Press, pp. 588–589, ISBN 9780199330881
- ""Not for Ornament": Patenting Activity by Nineteenth-Century Women Inventors", by B. Zorina Khan, Journal of Interdisciplinary History, xxxi:2 (Autumn, 2000), 159–195" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- Progress and Potential: A profile of women inventors on U.S. patents Archived 2021-09-16 at the Wayback Machine United States Patent and Trademark Office.
- "Women Inventors | History Detectives | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
- "10 Key Dates in Women's History: The Early Modern Period | Britannica Blog". blogs.britannica.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-19. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
- Blakemore, Erin. "Meet Mary Kies, America's First Woman to Become a Patent Holder". Retrieved 2016-08-11.
- "First Women Inventors | History of American Women". www.womenhistoryblog.com. January 3, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
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