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Now, we regard Minerva as the inventress of arts and sciences.

From Politics: A Treatise on Government by Ellis, William

Catherine de Medicis, the personage said to have prompted the horrible massacre of St. Bartholomew's day at Paris, is commonly regarded as the inventress of snuff-taking.

From The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 by Walsh, Robert

Since then, Miss Maggie Knight, the inventress of the machine above mentioned, has found out another; namely for folding paper-bags.

From By Water to the Columbian Exposition by Wisthaler, Johanna S.

But Chaldaea stands forth as the great parent and original inventress of Asiatic civilization, without any rival that can reasonably dispute her claims.

From The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. by Rawlinson, George

Necessity is the theme and inventress of nature, her curb and her eternal law.

From Thoughts on Art and Life by Leonardo da Vinci