Jennifer Bell Schofield was the first person to invent the hair straightener. She invented it in 1872. The reason she invented this was because back then people would wear their hair big, curly, and poofy, but she didn't want to wear her hair like that all the time so she came up with the hair straightener. The hair straightener breaks down those hydrogen bonds that make your hair curly or wavy and when they do they break down your hair becomes straight.(prezi.com:invention of the straightening iron) Jennifer Bell Schofield was successful because invented the straightener, she got what she wanted which was to stand out from everyone else, and she changed the world.
She invented the hair straightener because she was tired of having big,frizzy,
She invented the hair straightener because she was tired of having big,frizzy,