Margaret Crane

Margaret M. Crane
Nationality United States
Fields Graphic Design
Known for Invention of the at-home pregnancy test

Margaret M. Crane (Meg Crane) is a United States inventor and graphic designer who lives in New York]. Crane created the first at home pregnancy test in 1967 while working at Organon in West Orange, New Jersey.[1] She is the listed inventor on US Patent 3,579,306. and 215,7774 [2] There was resistance to marketing pregnancy tests for consumers rather than doctors, and the home pregnancy test did not become available until 1977, except for a market test in Canada in 1972.[1]

She was also a juror in the 2004 trial of Martha Stewart for lying to federal investigators during an insider trading investigation.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Could Women Be Trusted With Their Own Pregnancy Tests?". The New York Times. July 29, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Patent US3579306 Diagnostic test device". Google Patents. USPTO and Google. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  3. ↑ Kara Scannell; Matthew Rose; Laurie P. Cohen (March 8, 2004). "In Stewart Case, Reluctant Jurors Found Guilt After Skimpy Defense". The Wall Street Journal.(subscription required)


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