Can’t emphasize enough how underrated these #inventors are! Here are some of the most resourceful things you’ve been using that have traces of the ingenuity of women.

Credits to our dear friend @bertyashley
for this thread.

Caution - #WomenatWork! No space for misogyny ahead.
Windshield wipers are an innovative mechanism that can save a life - thanks to Maya Anderson’s creativity and kindness!
Here’s Marie Van Brittan Brown proving that no matter how marginalized you are, nobody can deny the power you truly hold!
Thanks to Shirley Ann Johnson, we socially awkward peeps can avoid uncomfortable calls.
Love Maria Donaldson Johnson’s energy! Don’t let the lack of machineries and technology prevent you from having ice cream - 2 at that!
If it was Maria Beasly in the film Titanic, Jack Dawson would still be alive.
All our love to Sarah Boone for allowing us to have crisp clothes for our job interviews. We owe you one!
Letitia about the woman behind the backbone of modern syringes!
Caffeinators, Melitta Bentz created the coffee filter. That’s it. That’s the tweet.
Massive respect for the women who trusted their innovative abilities and didn’t let societal obstacles prevent them for being who they are.

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12 Mar
We’re back with the part 2 of this thread about some incredible things invented by women by @bertyashley

Be prepared to add some valuable knowledge to your facts bank today😤! Image
Just appreciating Lilian Gilbreth for creating such a convenient and resourceful mechanism that we take for granted everyday. Popularly described as “a genius in the art of living” and we can see why! Image
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