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Early Life and Education
Alice H. Parker was born in 1895, Morristown, New Jersey.

Education
She was able to obtain her honors at Howard University in Washington, D.C. . As an African- American woman, Parker was able to receive her first patent on December 23, 1919. Not much information can be found on Alice H. Parker.

Major Contributions
Alice H. Parker was the first to invent the heating furnace. This allowed people to stay warm throughout the cold winters. Her invention of the heating furnace was different from the other furnaces that have been around during this time. Her design had air ducts which allowed heat to spread throughout the whole house. Also, Parker's invention included a multiple burner system and used natural gas. With this invention, people nowadays don't have to go searching for firewood in order to keep themselves warm. Parker was so used to being cold from the Jersey weather that she knew firewoods just wasn't cutting it and decided to come up with this invention. She not only came up with a great invention, but she had a huge impact on women because of the fact that the business she was in was mostly men.