Mary Kies was the first American woman to earn a patent in her own name .
玛丽·凯斯是第一位用自己的名字获得发明专利的美国女性。
By receiving that piece of paper with her name on it , Kies led the way for other female inventors to take credit for their ideas .
凯斯收到专利文件之后,开启了其他女发明家成功为自己申请专利的序幕。