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Groundbreaking inventions wrongly attributed to men: The overlooked contributions of women in history
However, in 1903, Elizabeth Magie, a stenographer, invented "The Landlord’s Game," the precursor to Monopoly. Despite having secured a patent, her contribution was overshadowed when Parker ...
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BBC 100 Women: Nine things you didn't know were invented by women
A man named Charles Darrow is often credited with creating the most popular board game in history, but the rules were in fact invented by Elizabeth Magie. Magie wanted to demonstrate the problems ...