Miriam Benjamin

Miriam E. Benjamin
Benjamin in 1906
Born	Miriam Elizabeth Benjamin September 16, 1861 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	1947 (aged 85–86) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality	American
Other names	E. B. Miriam
Occupation(s)	Inventor Educator
Known for	Inventor of the Gong and Signal Chair and second black woman to receive a patent in the United States

Miriam Elizabeth Benjamin (September 16, 1861 – 1947) was an American schoolteacher and inventor. In 1888, she obtained a patent for the Gong and Signal Chair for Hotels, becoming the second African-American woman to receive a patent.