Bette Nesmith Graham
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Bette Nesmith Graham (née McMurray, March 23, 1924 – May 12, 1980) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, businesswoman, and philanthropist from the state of Texas. While working as a secretary in the 1950s, she developed the correction fluid known as Liquid Paper. Graham founded the Liquid Paper Company in 1958, built it into a multimillion-dollar business with international reach, and sold it to Gillette Corporation in 1979. She was the mother of musician and actor Michael Nesmith, known primarily as a member of The Monkees.
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