Today, every eighth day of March, the world celebrates women and their role in society. On this day, the slogans of achieving social justice and gender equality are raised to emphasize these foundations and call for maintaining them throughout the year.
"Be the voice: promoting women’s participation and empowerment in all fields" It is the theme for this year’s Women’s Day, which focuses on giving women a voice and empowering them to participate in decision-making in various fields.
In order to emphasize the prominence of the role of women in a large and effective way over the years, we mention to you ten innovations compiled by CNN in Arabic, that you may not have known that women are behind them:
- Bulletproof Article: Stephanie Kulick
In 1965, Kulik discovered strong synthetic fibers that bullets could not penetrate, and from this discovery was the way to invent a material "Kevlar" It is the material used in bulletproof vests and spacecraft.
- Lifeboat: Maria Beasley
In 1882 Paisley patented a lifeboat, a design that featured collapsible metal floats and hermetically sealed enclosures.
- Home Security System: Mary Van Brittan Braun
In 1966, Brown developed a closed circuit television security system with the help of her husband, Albert, to monitor her home, wanting to make her home feel more secure when she was alone.
- Computer programming system: Grace Hopper
Not only did Grace Hopper, one of the first pioneers of computers, invent the first computer compiler in the world with the help of her team, but Hopper also made the programming language available to everyone, by replacing mathematical symbols in programming with English words.
- Urine Test System: Helen Frye
In 1958, Frye patented a system that led to the invention of readable urine tests, which in turn helped diabetics detect glucose levels.
- Wireless Transmission Technology: Hedy Lamarr
During World War II, Lamar invented a communications system that helped hop between frequencies and direct torpedoes undetected. Lamar’s discovery paved the way for the invention of WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth.
- Dishwasher: Josephine Garice Cochrane
In 1886 Cochrane patented her design of a set of wire compartments to fit dishes, cups, or saucers, and make them rotate on a wheel inside a copper boiler containing hot soapy water, and this design represented the automatic dishwasher.
- Monopoly game: Elizabeth Magee
In 1903, Maggie invented a game called The Landlord’s Game to great success, and then came Charles Darrow, who modified the original game for Maggie and developed it for Monopoly in the 1930s.
- Windshield Wiper: Mary Anderson
Anderson is a pioneer in business, spent time of her life as a farmer, a real estate developer, in addition, she made a significant contribution to the field of transportation by inventing the first practical windshield wiper.
- Barbie doll: Ruth Handler
Where Barbie was founded in 1959 by Handler, when she wanted to design a game for her daughter who was playing with paper dolls, and Handler was a mother and an entrepreneur.
