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Event Listing - Museums, Family

Sun May 11

The Franklin Institute presents

Mothers of Invention

A Celebration of the Women Who Were Behind The Most Familiar Products and Innovations

Tel. 215-448-1254
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Location	Date and Time
Franklin Institute Science Museum 222 N 20th St Philadelphia, PA 19103 district: Philadelphia	Sun May 11 (2pm) - Free to the public, registration required! 215-448-1254

Description

Join us on Mother’s Day for a light-hearted and fascinating lecture entitled “Mothers of Invention: From the Bra to the Bomb, Forgotten Women and their Unforgettable Ideas.” Author Ethlie Ann Vare presents an entertaining and eye-opening account of the "hidden" women behind familiar products, discoveries and innovations. Do you know that many of our most useful and enjoyable products were invented by women? We have women to thank for Liquid Paper and Scotchgard, disposable diapers and dishwashers, chocolate chip cookies and TV dinners, the Barbie Doll, the hang glider, and the atomic bomb! Bring your mom or your daughter for a celebration of the cleverness of women – and we’ll have cake, too!