Yay for women! With International Women’s day fresh in our minds, it’s hard to not take some time and think of all the things women have given us. But while some of the things may be quite obvious, there’s a lot of stuff that we all know and use on pretty much a daily basis that was in fact invented by women.
Let’s take a look at some of the best inventions made by the strongest gender.
Kevlar
If your life has ever been saved because of strong safety material, you can thank a woman for that. More specifically, you can thank Stephanie Kwolek for it. She invented Kevlar by accident while she was looking for a lighter fiber for car tires.
Dishwashers
Yup, even women don’t like doing dishes. In fact, the woman who created the first dishwasher, Josephine Cochrane, invented it to make life for her servants easier. Think about it, she’d never even done dishes herself and she could instantly tell it was a problem that needed fixing.
Monopoly
Congratulations, most of the arguments you’ve had with friends and family are a woman’s fault. Elizabeth Magie created the game Monopoly is based on, and she then sold the game to someone else who turned it into the game we all know today. Elizabeth got 500 dollars for her design, with no royalties.
