Women Innovators
“To Be It, We Must See It”
Ginni Rometty, former CEO IBM
Women have changed our world through their innovative thinking, persistence and creativity. It is time we finally recognize their achievement, give them credit, and inspire the next generation. Delight in discovering who was behind GPS, Wifi, laser cataract surgery, duct tape, reclining shampoo chairs, windshield wipers, stem cell isolation, modern day retail franchising, Ozempic, and thousands of other world-shaping changes.
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Do you know …
- The name of the determined Black female mathematician whose precise mapping of the world enabled GPS (Global Positioning System)?
- What brilliant, beautiful actress during World War II developed a frequency hopping communication system to allow torpedoes to their target that led to WIFI and Bluetooth?
- What silent screen actress refused to patent her inventions of directional and brake signals because it would help mankind? (A man subsequently patented her inventions!)
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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We are always on the lookout for other women to be added to our database. Share your suggestions with us and help us create a world in which women innovators receive mainstream recognition encouraging girls to equally participate in studying and solving global needs.