Janet Emerson Bashen is an American inventor, Entrepreneur, and Business consultant. She patented a software program, LinkLlne, to assist with web-based Equal Employment Opportunity investigations making her the first African American woman to obtain a software patent. She was named to Ebony magazine's list of the 100 most influential African Americans in entertainment, politics, sports and business, Called the Power 100 list. #blackinventorschall and #CJSimmie