American social activist, inventor and conservationist
Harriet Russell Strong
Born
(1844-07-23)July 23, 1844
Buffalo, New York
Died
September 6, 1926(1926-09-06) (aged 82)
Los Angeles County, California
Occupation(s)
Inventor, Philanthropist, suffragist and women's rights activist
Spouse
Charles Lyman Strong
Children
4
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Harriet Russell Strong (née Harriet Williams Russell; July 23, 1844 – September 6, 1926) was an American social activist, inventor, businesswoman, conservationist, and leading figure of the early woman's movement. She has been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame and the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Her pioneering innovations in water storage and flood control enabled the construction of the Hoover dam and the All-American Canal.[1]
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