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Marie Van Brittan Brown, Inventor

Marie Van Brittan Brown, Inventor

Guest post author: Lily Does your house have a security system? Marie Van Brittan Brown was the inventor of the first home security systems which made the homes of so many people safer! Born on October 20, 1922 in New York, she was an inventor and Nurse. Marie Van...
Women Inventors Placemat!

Women Inventors Placemat!

Have we mentioned the placemat is here? It’s here! One day at breakfast, over a year ago, my daughter looked up from her Inventors of the World placemat asked sadly, “Why is there only one woman on this?” I said “There are more than that! I have a whole book of...
Mary Anderson: Inventor of Windshield Wipers

Mary Anderson: Inventor of Windshield Wipers

Some inventors are before their time.  They have a great idea and there’s a clear need, but for whatever reason, their idea doesn’t take off. That’s what happened with Mary Anderson, who invented windshield wipers.  We think of windshield wipers...