Rachel Pearce Core 1-2 7th grade science 10/12/07 Bette Nesmith Graham Rachel Pearce Core 1-2 7th grade science 10/12/07

Facts About Bette Nesmith Graham Born on March 23, 1924 Died on May 12, 1980 Born in Corpus Christi, Texas Worked as a secretary at a bank

Why She Is Famous She is famous because she invented liquid paper. Began marketing her invention as “Mistake Out” in 1956. The name was later changed to “White Out”. In 1979, she sold her invention to the Gillette Corporation for $47.9 million.

Why She Is Famous Her company employed 200 people and made 25 million bottles of Liquid Paper per year. Her liquid paper is made up of white, water-based, tempera paint

What Impacts She Have On Society Her invention of liquid paper saves people time because they can just mark it out with liquid paper instead of erasing it It also saves people time because if they make a mistake they can just white it out instead of starting over.

Interesting Facts Her son, Michael, was in the band the Monkees. Graham said, “Anyone who is making progress faces fear. Overcoming fear is all there is to success.” She secretly used her liquid paper for 5 years. She used her kitchen blender to mix up her first batch of liquid paper.

Interesting Facts She dropped out of high school when she was 17. She got married when she was 19 Shortly after she got married, her husband had to go away to World War II. While he was away, she had a baby and when he got home from war, they got divorced.

Citations http://www.gihon.com/images/bette/bette.jpg http://www.working-minds.com/WM2003c.htm#37 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bette_Nesmith_Graham

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