Fascinating Inventions by Women Fascinating! And who knew?! Too bad these weren’t more highly publicized and attributed to women through the years… especially in school textbooks!! Some really interesting discoveries and very clever and smart ladies! If you are the author of this article, kindly email us at info@eLanka.com.au so that we can give credit to you! 1. The Car Heater We all owe our thanks to Margaret A Wilcox who invented the car heater in 1893! (Margaret also invented a combined clothes and dishwasher.) 2. Monopoly This popular board game was designed by Elizabeth Magie in 1904, originally called the Landlord’s Game. The purpose of this game was to expose the injustices of unchecked capitalism. Her game was ripped off by Charles Darrow who sold it to Parker Brother’s 30 years later. However Parker Brothers later paid Elizabeth $500 for her game. Gee Thanks! 3. The Fire Escape The fire escape ...
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INVENTIONS BY WOMEN NOT MUCH KNOWN IS THE FACT THAT THE FOLLOWING INVENTIONS ARE BY WOMEN 1. The Car Heater We all owe our thanks to Margaret A Wilcox who invented the car heater in 1893! (Margaret also invented a combined clothes and dishwasher) 2. Monopoly This popular board game was designed by Elizabeth Magie in 1904, originally called the Landlord’s Game. The purpose of this game was to expose the injustices of unchecked capitalism. Her game was ripped off by Charles Darrow who sold it to Parker Brother’s 30 years later. However Parker Brothers later paid Elizabeth $500 for her game. Gee Thanks! 3. The Fire Escape The fire escape was invented by Anna Connelly in 1887 ...
Aug 15, 2020
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