Six items we take for granted today which were invented by women

Think of a famous inventor and more likely than not it is a man. Robert Hume looks at six items we take for granted today which were all invented by women

Mon, 18 Aug, 2014 - 01:00

The paper bag,

Margaret Knight, 1870

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