| Do you crave learning about famous people? Are | | | | wash diapers? Thank Marion Donovan for |
| you bothered that famous women are not really | | | | inventing the disposable diaper. |
| given their due regarding women's history? You | | | | Why are lives being saved medically? One reason |
| will learn about women who have made life better | | | | for this is Gertrude Belle Elion was a pioneer for |
| with their inventions. | | | | kidney transplants and she discovered drugs that |
| Do you like to safely discard your cell phone when | | | | help to cure cancer and leukemia. |
| it is time to get a new one? Thank Randice-Lisa | | | | How did Edith Flanigen make things in life better? |
| Altschul for inventing the first disposable cellular | | | | She refined petroleum. |
| phone. | | | | Do you like to test yourself for medical |
| Are you sometimes annoyed by heavy rain while | | | | conditions? Give credit to Helen Free for inventing |
| driving? Drivers would have a harder time seeing | | | | the home diabetes test. |
| the road during a rainfall if Mary Anderson had not | | | | How did Frances Gabe make life easier for some |
| invented the windshield wiper. | | | | homeowners? She invented the self-cleaning |
| Who is Virginia Apgar? She created the "Apgar | | | | house, a home that dusts and cleans itself. |
| Score", a system that assesses the health of | | | | Did you grow up playing with the Barbie doll? |
| newborn infants. | | | | Thank Ruth Handler for inventing it. |
| Do you appreciate being able to use quality film? | | | | Are you a lady who would be uncomfortable |
| Barbara Askins is our friend because she | | | | without wearing a bra? Hug Mary Phelps Jacob for |
| developed a new way of processing film. | | | | inventing it. |
| Isn't it great to have good technology for | | | | Who is Amanda Theodosia Jones? She became |
| preserving eyesight? Patricia Bath was the first | | | | the new inventor of American food production |
| African American female doctor to patent a | | | | when she invented a vacuum-packed canning |
| medical invention, which was the Cataract | | | | system. |
| Laserphaco Probe. | | | | Do you ever style your hair as a wave? Thank |
| Like having the luxury of summoning assistance | | | | Marjorie Stewart Joyner for making a permanent |
| at a hotel? Give credit to Miriam Benjamin for | | | | wave machine for hair. |
| inventing the Gong and Signal Chair for Hotels, a | | | | Do you love carrying groceries with ease? We |
| device that lets hotel guests summon a waiter | | | | owe it to Margaret Knight for inventing a good |
| from a chair. | | | | grocery bag. |
| Why is Patricia Billings important? She invented | | | | How did Stephanie Louise Kwolek save many |
| Geobond, which is an indestructible, fireproof | | | | police officers' lives? She invented the Kevlar |
| building material. | | | | bulletproof vest, which is five times stronger than |
| Do you have a quality ironing board? Thank Sarah | | | | steel. |
| Boone for improving the ironing board. | | | | Do you carry a baby on your back? Ann Moore |
| Are you afraid of fungus? Rachel Fuller Brown and | | | | made it possible for you by inventing the Snugli |
| Elizabeth Lee Hazen were pioneers in making a | | | | baby carrier. |
| useful antifungal antibiotic. | | | | Have you worn a cast comfortably? Thank |
| I miss the days when I did not have to personally | | | | Krysta Marlan for inventing a cast cooler to |
| wash all the dishes at home. Let's give a round of | | | | relieve skin irritation. |
| applause to Josephine Garis Cochran for inventing | | | | What did Alice Parker do for us? She improved |
| the first practical dishwasher. | | | | the gas heating furnace. |
| It is great to have effective warning systems. | | | | Do you appreciate having safe hospital |
| We must thank Martha Coston for creating | | | | equipment? Thank Betty Rozier and her daughter, |
| Maritime Signal Flares, a pyrotechnic signaling | | | | Lisa Vallino, for inventing an intravenous catheter |
| system. | | | | shield to make intravenous injections safer and |
| What did Dianne Croteau do? She made it easier | | | | easier to administrate. |
| for us to practice cardiopulmonary resuscitation | | | | What did Madame Walker do for blacks? She was |
| by inventing Actar 911, the CPR mannequin. | | | | a pioneer for smoothing and softening African |
| Are you familiar with Marie Curie? In addition to | | | | American hair. |
| discovering radium, she extended x-ray | | | | Why is the environment cleaner now? Mary |
| technology. | | | | Walton made anti-pollution devices. |
| Are you a parent who is glad to not have to | | | | |