# Josephine Cochrane

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Fun Facts About Dishwashers

The modern dishwasher traces its origins to 1886 and socialite Josephine Cochrane, who invented the machine in Shelbyville, Illinois, to prevent her servants from chipping her fine china. While the concept of a "scullery" (a dedicated cleaning room) dates back much further—derived from the Old Fren…

The Woman Who Invented the Dishwasher Because Her Servants Kept Breaking the China

In 1886, Josephine Cochrane watched her servants chip another piece of her fine china. And she said the line that would change kitchens forever: "If nobody else is going to invent a dishwashing machine, I'll do it myself."She wasn't an engineer. She wasn't a scientist. She was a wealthy Illinois so…

A 150 year overnight success - the surprising innovation history of the dishwasher

The appliance sitting in your kitchen is the result of 150 years of obsession, failure, and brilliance. And most people have never heard the real story. It starts in 1850 with a leaky wooden contraption patented by Joel Houghton, winds through dozens of competing inventors, and arrives at one remar…

Josephine Cochrane And Her Dishwasher

Step back to the late 1800s for a WOW-Story about Josephine Cochrane — the woman who built the very first successful mechanical dishwasher! This MEGA exciting adventure shows how one idea, sketched on a lamp-lit table, became a machine that saved time, protected fragile china, and changed kitchens…

#43 The Emotional Journey of a Dishwasher Cycle

The World's Most Boring Podcast - Bore Me to Sleep, Episode forty-three: The Emotional Journey of a Dishwasher Cycle. If you are looking for something to help you fall asleep, something calm and monotone and thoroughly unimportant that you can drift off to without missing anything, you have found e…

140 years later, nobody has beaten her idea

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Every dishwasher in every kitchen still runs on one 140-year-old idea, and almost nobody knows the name behind it.  In this episode, Jessica tells the story of Josephine Cochrane, a socialite who lost her rights and her fortune when her husband died in debt, and turned to a woodshed with $1,500 and…

What Does Your Kitchen Say About You?

Kitchen Design, History, Julia Child, and the Personal Stories Hiding in Plain Sight. What does your kitchen really say about you? From Julia Child’s famous pegboard walls and the kitchen work triangle to the woman behind the modern dishwasher, discover the history, design, family treasures, and st…

What Was Invented in Illinois? Top 5 Tech Inventions + 2 Bonus

Illinois has been a tech trailblazer for almost 200 years. Count down five firsts from the Prairie State — from John Deere’s steel plow to the Mosaic web browser and the first nuclear reactor in Chicago — plus two bonus picks you probably have in your own home. #5: Self-scouring steel p…

Time and Struggles

Josephine Cochrane (1839-1913) was tired of having her dishes damaged by handwashing, so she decided to create a dishwasher. Shortly after she began her design, her husband passed away, leaving her in debt. Those circumstances reinforced her need to succeed.

Time and Struggles

Josephine Cochrane (1839-1913) was tired of having her dishes damaged by handwashing, so she decided to create a dishwasher. Shortly after she began her design, her husband passed away, leaving her in debt. Those circumstances reinforced her need to succeed.