Samuel Slater
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Samuel Slater was an early English-American industrialist known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution", a phrase coined by Andrew Jackson, and the "Father of the American Factory System
Samuel Slater
Slater Mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, a designated U.S. National Historic Landmark
A spinning frame at Slater Mill, developed c. 1835
Slater's grave site at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Webster, Massachusetts
Hannah Slater
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Hannah Slater was an early American inventor. Some sources state that she was the first American woman to receive a patent, however others state that Hazel Irwin, who received a patent for a cheese pr
Samuel Slater
…In response to rapidly changing textile technology, he modernized his factories and later shifted operations to the South. In 1791, Slater married Hannah Wilkinson. She invented two-ply thread in 1793 and became the first American woman to be granted a patent. Samuel and Hannah had ten children together; four died…
Slater Mill Historic Site, 2010