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Magdalena Smith Villaruz (born 1934) is an entrepreneur and inventor from the Philippines. Originally a rice farmer,[1] she went on to help agricultural technology by creating the turtle hand tractor and other inventions.[2]

In February 1986, Villaruz was awarded the WIPO Gold Medal in Metro Manila for her inventions of the turtle hand tractor (also known as the power cultivator) and several others. In July 1995, she was awarded another WIPO Gold Medal in Cebu, Philippines for various inventions, including the screen type thresher.[3] Her inventions have helped the advancement of Philippine agricultural technology.

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References

  1. ^ "Villaruz". www.csupomona.edu. Archived from the original on 24 January 2003. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ Women Invent:Two Centuries of Discoveries That Have Shaped Our World by Susan Mary Casey (Chicago review Press, 1997) pp. 2-3. Patently Female, Ethlie Ann Vare and Greg Ptacek, (John Wiley and Sons 2002) p. 131.
  3. ^ a b c "Women Inventors - Philippines Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
  4. ^ "WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization". Wipo.int. 2019-10-09. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-14. Retrieved 2014-12-14.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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