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February 2025 Featured Women Innovator

Dorothy Levitt (1882-1922)

Champion Lady Motorist, Inventor of the Rearview Mirror Can you imagine driving a car without rear or side view mirrors? Rearview mirrors did not become standard on automobiles until 1914, …

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