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10 Great Things You Didn’t Know Were Invented By Women

By Society Magazine

10 Great Things You Didn’t Know Were Invented By Women

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5. Windshield Wipers

Mary Anderson created a prototype windshield wiper made of wood and rubber with a lever near the driver to pull if raindrops or snow needed to be cleared right away.

Sadly, car companies rejected her patented idea and she was unable to sell her invention. Nearly a decade after her invention, windshield wipers became a standard for all vehicles but she never got any profit from it!