Thread: Top inventions by women that changed the world

Originally Posted by strangy

Interesting to see the things women have come up with yet they still cant master lowering a toilet seat without making an epic fuss..

I would have thought a raised seat is preferable to a wet seat

Originally Posted by p38arover

Yes, I had my tongue firmly in cheek when I asked if they were American. If it wasn't invented by an American, it doesn't count.

Like the world series, miss universe, top 50 movies, etc etc

I think is great to celebrate the incredible women in Engineering (and let's not forget we can all thank women for creating each of us).

Many of the most famous female Engineers achieved this despite the barriers the males would put up around them in the past by not allowing them to even study Engineering or maths/science based subjects. Read up on the history of Julia Brainerd Hall, who not only took over raising the family when their mother died, but she also assisted her younger brother Charles Martin Hall - the inventor in the US of the Aluminium smelting process. Julia studied Engineering but could not get issued a degree because she was female. Even her involvement in supporting her brother invent the process is often uncredited.

But I am a bit confused when I see the avatar picture you have chosen for yourself greatsouthernland. Not sure I get the mixed messages here.....

Going by the Avatar, i presume the Great Southern Land is Tasmania

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Doesn't this thread belong in the Walrus Club?

I you think it does, report the thread, and it will be discussed whether it should or not.