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• s  used of fabrics that do not require ironing

• Possibly the boldest move occurred in 1964, when the company became one of the first to manufacture permanent-press clothes, which it now sells in 60 countries.
• ARS develops permanent-press cotton, shrink-proof wool and permanent creases in wool trousers.
• In its 50 years of existence, ARS has provided the genius behind a world of commercially successful products, including permanent-press cotton, Pringles, Lactaid and pretty much .

• drip-dry

News & Articles

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• Ruth Rogan Benerito, leader of the team that made permanent-press fabrics, dies at 97
  Ruth Rogan Benerito, the chemist who led the New Orleans team that discovered how to make permanent-press fabrics, died Saturday (Oct. 5) at her Metairie home. She was 97.View full sizeRuth Rogan BeneritoDr. Benerito and her colleagues worked at the...
  Oct. 8, 2013 - New Orleans Times-Picayune
• Ruth Benerito, an Inventor of Wrinkle-Free Cotton, Dies at 97
  Dr. Ruth Benerito, a chemist who worked to develop wrinkle-free cotton, passed away at age 97 in her home in Metairie, Louisiana. The widespread availability of permanent-press cotton in the sixties saved many a sharp dresser — and the people who kept them looking sharp — from hours of labor-intensive ironing. ... More »        
  Oct. 7, 2013 - New York Magazine