Women inventors in the automotive industry have not just made driving in the rain possible

There is plenty of prejudice against women and cars, often initiated by their male counterpart : complains like they cannot parallel park; they have no spatial awareness and they only use their rear view mirror to put on makeup. If you think there’s any truth in these theories, then you’d be surprised to know how much the automotive industry owes to women in developing the wonderful machines we drive today. Carmudi, the leading car website for buying and selling vehicles, sheds light on some significant parts and designs of the car that have been invented by women

Windshield Wipers

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It was Mary Anderson, who was granted a patent for the windshield wiper in 1903.The first windshield wiper was a swinging arm with a rubber blade that could be operated manually by a lever inside the car, similar to what we use today. She tried to sell the rights in 1905 but was rejected by a Canadian firm that claimed it was “not of such commercial use as would warrant the undertaking of its sale.” Even today, windshield wipers operate on the same basic design that Anderson created.

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