Perseverance, thy name is Bette

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Credits

Produced by the USPTO’s Office of the Chief Communications Officer. For feedback or questions, please contact inventorstories@uspto.gov.

Story by Whitney Pandil-Eaton. Additional contributions from Lauren Ingram. Special thanks to the library staff of the University of North Texas Special Collections.

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