Women Innovating: Marion Donovan

One of my favorite blogs is called Gizmodo, a tech blog that goes above and beyond to highlight important innovations in technology. Most of the time, that means it’s focused on fairly new tech, but once in awhile they hit on something older.

Today they have an interesting piece highlighting the clever thinking of Marion Donovan, to whom most any parent owes a significant debt of gratitude. Why, you ask? 70 years ago, tired of the constant work of keeping two not-yet-potty-trained daughters clean and dry, she decided to try and develop something to make her, and eventually others’, lives a lot easier: the plastic-lined, nylon-backed diaper and, later, the disposable diaper. I’m tempted to simply pilfer their research and tell the tale, but In good conscience I’ll just say why not go take a quick read for yourself!