Cara Duckworth

Mom. Wife. Storyteller. Laugher of laughs. #Sooners 🏈. SVP, Comms @USTelecom. Former comms @uspto, @AmericanPublish, @RIAA, @motionpictures. My views.

[USTelecom | The Broadband Association @USTelecom]

One household bill declined: Your internet. Our 2026 Broadband Pricing Index breaks it down:

Since 2014:
✅ Real prices for popular broadband plans down 43.6%
✅ Download speeds are up 145%
✅ Real price per megabit has declined more than 85%

👉More: https://t.co/LWaio2lekX

[Jonathan Spalter @Jspalter]

“Speed is of the essence.”

I joined Terry Gerton on the Federal Drive podcast to talk BEAD, Universal Service, and how we must finally connect every community in America. 🎧

Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts: https://t.co/AHSxhjE7LH

[Cara Duckworth @TweetCDuck]

Great message from @BrendanCarrFCC today: "It's time to unleash new growth and opportunity. It's time to build."

Let's go. 🦺🔌🎚️

[Cara Duckworth @TweetCDuck]

@kabarkoff @AdamVerdugo Love me some Verdugo! Hear hear.

[Cara Duckworth @TweetCDuck]

Excited to work with the @ToryBurchFdn to highlight our Women's Entrepreneurship (WE) and other important initiatives for women leaders! If you're an aspiring or current woman biz owner, come for the IP basics crash course, stay for a fireside chat with Under Secretary Vidal! 👇

[USPTO @uspto]

We're partnering with the Tory Burch Foundation for a webinar to help you understand how intellectual property protections can help your business.

🗓️ Nov. 29
🕐 1 p.m. EST
💻 Zoom

Register for the event: https://t.co/A7M92vON1A

[Cara Duckworth @TweetCDuck]

@caitleg @wexler @rebeccamkern Well this is awesome. Congrats!

[USPTO @uspto]

Buckle up for this look back at history! Seat belts have undergone many changes to reach their universal inclusion in American automobiles. Check out @NHTSAgov to learn more. A big round of applause for all inventors for their contributions to keeping Americans safe on the roads.

[USPTO @uspto]

Squish, snap, splash.

Kids visited USPTO Headquarters for our Noche de Ciencias - Night of Science - packed with ample chances to get their hands dirty as they observed how science is rooted in innovation. We can’t wait to see what these future inventors create!

[Cara Duckworth @TweetCDuck]

How do we make #DollBoss happen...props to the USPTO social media team 👏

[USPTO @uspto]

We need an American Girl® #DollBoss who brings everyone to the table.

Learn about one history-changing CEO with our #JourneysOfInnovation story on Pleasant Rowland: https://t.co/SndSl06yWO

[Cara Duckworth @TweetCDuck]

A great piece on Henry Baker + his decades-long quest to document Black inventors. Stay tuned for more from team @USPTO as we continue to herald this incredible individual + his work, known as "Baker's list."

Among the inventors on Baker's list? An ancestor of @DepSecGraves.

[michael e. ruane @michaelruane]

A casket holder, an airship and a list of pioneering Black inventors https://t.co/ow9yov9lqg

[Cara Duckworth @TweetCDuck]

❗️ USPTO is naming our Public Search Facility after Henry Baker. Our historian uncovered Baker's list of Black inventors from the early 20th century, which he compiled as a weapon in the fight against racism. Amazing that @DepSecGraves' ancestors is among those on the list.

[Deputy Secretary Don Graves @DepSecGraves]

One of the names on his list was James Wormley, an entrepreneur in the D.C. area and one of America’s first Black patent-holders. I’m a proud descendent of James Wormley, so I know first-hand how important it is to support minority entrepreneurs, innovators, and businesses.

[USPTO @uspto]

Fast-tracking our anti-counterfeiting work… check out that logo😎 #Daytona500

[Cara Duckworth @TweetCDuck]

👏👏👏

[Neal Augenstein @AugensteinWTOP]

Fascinating to learn how one man's handwritten list gave Black inventors the credit they deserved. Loved hearing @USPTO historian Rebekah Oakes tell the story (FULL INTERVIEW) https://t.co/GrkTpA6tap

[Cara Duckworth @TweetCDuck]

if you do anything today, please read this original, incredible story from our historian team about one man’s quest for racial equity via tireless documentation of Black inventors and innovations. So proud of this team and so proud of this piece 👏 #BHM

[USPTO @uspto]

Henry Baker and George Washington Murray were two men connected by a city, a dedication to public service and civil rights, and a list of African American patent holders. Read our #JourneysOfInnovation to learn more: https://t.co/qsQ2RqJeGo

#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM

[Cara Duckworth @TweetCDuck]

Traffic apps. Otherwise I’d still be lost and my dad would keep telling me to “turn southeast after three-quarters of a mile” 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Inventors HOF @InventorsHOF]

What invention do you believe should be considered for our Hall of Fame next? Comment below to share an inventor or invention that has impacted your life.

[Cara Duckworth @TweetCDuck]

Big thanks to @karagoldin @pattiesellers @madeleinekey @QyanaMS @SarahMeganT @ShalKCollins #LisaDyson #CarrieLee @AsstSecCastillo and so many others!

[Cara Duckworth @TweetCDuck]

A triumphant event! Big props to USPTO comms + outreach for a successful launch of our Women's Entrepreneurship (WE) initiative to empower more women leaders. These ladies are so inspiring. More to come!

[USPTO @uspto]

The USPTO celebrated the final day of National Entrepreneurship Month with the official launch event for Women’s Entrepreneurship (WE)! Leading women entrepreneurs, funders, and strategists joined us to launch this new initiative to empower women entrepreneurs in 🇺🇸. #WEWednesday

[Cara Duckworth @TweetCDuck]

You’re reading this, so clearly you’re into social media. Come join a super fun team at the USPTO and do this for a job. AND…you get to work with me. Win-WIN. What are you waiting for?? Apply here by Nov 9: https://t.co/MdIQaywUlf

[Cara Duckworth @TweetCDuck]

Or, ya know, if you're in your 40s and are also curious...come one, come all!

[USPTO @uspto]

Do you have a middle or high school student who wants to learn how to build an app? Join us on Saturday October 15 at the USPTO for a day of instruction and hands-on learning on app design and intellectual property, in support of the @CongressionalAC. https://t.co/0GvppOSBS5

[Cara Duckworth @TweetCDuck]

@RecordingAcad Obviously it’s the singular one-hit-wonder Spider Queen Wave Look. So big back in the 90s.

(jk it’s Billie Eilish)