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Inventors in Reform & Rights

56 people, across 5 fields.

George Washington Carver 1864–1943Environment, Agriculture & FoodAgricultural scientist whose research on crop rotation and alternative crops transformed Southern farming.Sequoyah 1770–1843Indigenous Leaders & Native NationsCherokee scholar who created the Cherokee syllabary, enabling mass literacy and strengthening Cherokee political and cultural life.Luther Burbank 1849–1926Environment, Agriculture & FoodPlant breeder whose hundreds of new varieties changed American horticulture, agriculture, and popular attitudes toward scientific breeding.