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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