turningpointsinwomenshistory:

Car Heaters- Margaret A. Wilcox

Monopoly- Elizabeth Magie

Fire Escapes- Anna Connelly

Life Rafts – Maria Beasely

Residential Solar Heating- Dr. Maria Telkes (built the 1st solar heated house with architect Eleanor Raymond)

Medical Syringe- Letitia Geer

Electric Refrigerator- Florence Parpart

Ice Cream Maker – Nancy Johnson

Computer Algorithm- Ada Lovelace

Portable fax, touch tone phone, solar cells, fiber optic cables, caller ID, call waiting- Dr. Shirley Jackson

The Dishwasher- Josephine Cochrane

Wireless Transmission Tech – Hedy Lamarr

CCTV- Marie Van Brittan Brown

Paper bags- Margaret Knight

Central heating – Alice Parker

Kevlar – Stephanie Kwolek

Computer Software – Dr. Grace Murray Hopper

Beer- ancient Mesopotamian women