21 Facts About Margaret Crane

Margaret M Crane is an American inventor and graphic designer who created the first at home pregnancy test in 1967 while working at Organon Pharmaceuticals in West Orange, New Jersey.

Margaret Crane is the listed inventor on US Patent 3,579,306 and 215,7774.

Margaret Crane was a juror in the 2004 trial of Martha Stewart for lying to federal investigators during an insider trading investigation.

At age 26, Crane was hired by Organon in 1967 to work on a new cosmetic line for the company.

Margaret Crane thought it was easy enough to do that women could perform this test at home and in a quicker fashion.

Margaret Crane had no previous background in science she saw making the pregnancy test an at-home and private experience was important and necessary.

The model Margaret Crane proposed was sold across the nation in 1977.

Margaret Crane took matters into her own hands and went to her home in New York to begin working on her prototype.

Margaret Crane combined a paper clip holder, a test tube, a mirror, and a dropper.

Margaret Crane put her invention together and presented it to Organon but the idea was at first rejected.

When Margaret Crane presented her idea, it was met with major pushback.

Margaret Crane's proposition made the lab hesitant due to worries that the lab would lose business to doctors if women started performing these tests at home.

Organon eventually decided to do a test market of the product and Margaret Crane's design was chosen.

Margaret Crane took a particular interest in Margret Crane's prototype.

Margaret Crane was intrigued by how elegantly the home pregnancy kit was put together.

The pregnancy test developed by Margaret Crane did not receive FDA approval until 1976.

Margaret Crane had to sign off her rights for a dollar and never saw that dollar.

Margaret Crane was reading the paper one morning and noticed that the column was about the history of pregnancy test.

Margaret Crane's name was not included in the article, and she knew she had to speak up about her contribution in order to receive recognition.

Margaret Crane was hesitant to come forward because the article was discussing the modern version of the pregnancy test, which Margaret Crane did not create.

However, since Margaret Crane's ideas sparked the change in pregnancy tests with her prototype evolving into what is on shelves today, she stepped forward and emailed the author of the article.