Josephine and Her Dishwashing Machine: Josephine Cochrane's Bright Invention Makes a Splash
The woman of the future will have the memory of Josephine Garis Cochrane in grateful remembrance It was she who invented the machine which has set woman free from the most slavish and disgusting task of housekeeping dishwashing The Daily Picayune April 2 1892
dirty hands her get to afraid wasn't who osephine Garis Cochran was a modern woman She kept a modern house wore modern gowns even added an e to her last name Cochrane -to give it just the right modern touch Like many people rebuilding their lives in the years after the Civil War Josephine looked ahead to a brighter future
One night after a dinner party Josephine noticed something that made her breath catch Her cups were cracked Her dishes dinged Her chowder bowl chipped She marched into the kitchen plunged her hands into the murky water and tried to fix the problem
