#JanetEmersonBashen is an African-American entrepreneur who founded the #BashenCorporation, a human resources consulting firm. She earned a patent for her invention of an equal employment opportunity software tool called #LinkLine. She was inducted into the Black Inventors Hall of Fame in 2007 and won a number of other awards throughout her career, including the Houston 100 in 1999, 2000, and 2002 and the Pinnacle Award in 2003. #BlackHistoryMonth