Women’s Month: Four female inventors who changed the world

The airplane muffler, the dishwasher, Monopoly and so much more, have one thing in common – they were all invented by women.“With August being the month of celebrating women in South Africa, let’s bring to the forefront the inventions that make our lives a little easier on a daily basis, designed and created by women,” says Sarah Webb, Personal Touch brand manager.We can all agree that driving in the rain would be near impossible if it weren’t for windscreen wipers.

Her groundbreaking research and work in the telecommunications field has allowed others to invent the portable fax, touch tone telephone, solar cells, fibre optic cable, and the technology behind caller ID and call waiting. She came up with the idea of the dishwasher and, when her husband died leaving her in debt, was determined to make it work.

She established the Cochran’s Crescent Washing Machine Company, and began selling them to restaurants and hotels.“Almost everyone enjoys a choc-chip cookie and we should all be saying thanks to Ruth Graves Wakefield,” says Makete.

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