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Published in the United States of America by
Cherry Lake Publishing
Ann Arbor, Michigan
www.cherrylakepublishing.com

Content Adviser: Amelia Wenk Gotwals, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Science Education, Michigan State University
Reading Adviser: Marla Conn MS, Ed., Literacy specialist, Read-Ability, Inc.

Photo Credits: Aneese/iStock, cover; Master Sgt. Kelly Deitloff/ USCG, 4; Edwin Verin/Shutterstock Images, 6;
John Butterfield/iStock, 8; Yurij Omelchenko/Shutterstock Images, 10; Maria E. Beasley (US258191)/United States Patent
and Trademark Office, 12; Thomas Hunter/Library of Congress, 14; Pavelk/Shutterstock Images, 16; holbox/
Shutterstock Images, 18; Master Sgt. Kelly Deitloff/ USCCG, 20

Copyright 2017 by Cherry Lake Publishing
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any
form or by any means without written permission from the publisher.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Labrecque, Ellen, author.
Title: Maria Beasley and life rafts / by Ellen Labrecque.
Description: Ann Arbor : Cherry Lake Publishing, [2016] | Series: Women innovators | Series: 21st century junior library |
Includes bibliographical references and index. | Audience: Grades K-3.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016029707| ISBN 9781634721790 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781634722452 (pdf) |
ISBN 9781634723114 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781634723770 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Beasley, Maria, 1847Juvenile literature. | Life raftsHistoryJuvenile literature. |
Women inventorsBiographyJuvenile literature. | InventorsBiographyJuvenile literature.
Classification: LCC VK1471 .L33 2016 | DDC 623.88/8 [B]dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016029707
ISBN-13 978-1-68444-509-7 (ebook)

Cherry Lake Publishing would like to acknowledge the work of The Partnership for 21st Century Skills.
Please visit www.p21.org for more information.

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CONTENTS

Life rafts save lives!

A Woman

Have you ever taken a cruise or ridden on
a ferry? If so, you may have noticed that
these boats carry life rafts . If a boat
catches fire or begins to sink, life rafts are
very important. Passengers can jump on and
either row to shore or wait for rescuers.

More than years ago, Maria Beasley
invented a life raft that was safe and easy
to use. Thanks to her invention, countless
lives have been saved!

Maria enjoyed helping her father out at their mill.

Maria Kenny was born in the southern
United States in 1847. Her father worked
as a miller . Maria was a curious student.
She wanted to learn about everything. Her
favorite subjects were math and drawing.
When she came home from school, she
spent time at her fathers mill . She drew
ideas for ways to improve the milling work!

Create!

Beasley tried to improve machines that were already made.
Is there anything you use today that could be improved?
Create a detailed drawing of your new invention. Include
instructions about how it will work.

Beasley applied her creativity to making dresses.

In 1865, Maria married Samuel Beasley.
She moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
While living there, she worked as a
housewife and a dressmaker. Beasleys
mind was always filled with new ideas. She
wanted to invent many new things.

Many of the inventions Beasley saw at the Worlds Fair
are common today, like the sewing machine!

In 1876, Beasley attended the Worlds
Fair in Philadelphia. Many new inventions
were on display, such as typewriters, sewing
machines, and the first telephone. The fair
inspired Beasley to get to work on her own
inventions!

To get her patent, Beasley made detailed
drawings of her invention.

An Idea

One of Beasleys first inventions was a
life raft. Beasley kept hearing news about
people drowning at sea. She wanted to stop
that from happening. On April 6, 1880, she
was awarded a patent for her life raft. The
patent included her description. She wrote
that she invented a certain new and useful
Life-Raft, for the purpose of saving life in
case of shipwreck.

Before television and the Web, worlds fairs were a very important
way for inventors to share their ideas with the public.

Beasleys life raft had special features
that made it particularly useful. It had
guardrails to keep people from falling off.
It could also be folded in half while being
stored. This helped save space on the
ships. In 1884, Beasley showed off her life
raft at the Worlds Fair in New Orleans,
Louisiana.

Look!

Look at Beasleys raft design on page Describe what you see.

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