Our Favorites: Margaret Watts Hughes

<p>Margaret Watts Hughes (c.1847-1907) was a Welsh singer, songwriter and scientist. She invented the eidophone, which allowed her to observe and visualize the human voice.</p><br><p><strong>For Further Reading:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://archive.org/details/centuryillustrat42newyuoft/centuryillustrat42newyuoft/page/40/mode/1up?view=theater" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Century, 1891</a>: Visible Sound</li><li><a href="https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/picturing-a-voice-margaret-watts-hughes-and-the-eidophone/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Picturing a Voice: Margaret Watts Hughes and the Eidophone</a></li><li><a href="https://www.soundeffects.dk/article/download/115031/163423" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Divine agency Bringing to light the voice figures of Margaret Watts-Hughes</a> (pdf)</li></ul><p><br></p><p>For the past six years, we’ve been telling the stories of women you may or may now know– but …