Black Inventors: Dr. Patricia BathFor Black History Month, we're putting the spotlight on people who deserve their story to be told.This is the tale of Dr. Patricia Bath, the first African-American woman to earn a medical patent:Posted by The Root on Saturday, February 10, 2018 From The Root’s page in 2018: For Black History Month, we’re putting the spotlight on people who deserve their story to be told.This is the tale of Dr. Patricia Bath, the first African-American woman to earn a medical patent.