2018 Black History Month Edition
Readers, Please enjoy the Black History Edition of our Envision Equity newsletter. This edition celebrates and recognizes black woman that have shaped and molded our world into a better place. As a reader, you will have access to photos from events that embody the purpose of this newsletter. We hope you enjoy, share, and contribute to the newsletter. Lastly, remember to Envision Equity.
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Please enjoy the Black History Edition of our Envision Equity newsletter. This edition celebrates and recognizes black woman that have shaped and molded our world into a better place.
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Diversity, Equity, and Poverty Programs Celebrates <strong>Black</strong> <strong>History</strong><br />
Mary Kenner<br />
Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner was an African-American inventor most noted for her<br />
development of the sanitary belt.<br />
She was born in Monroe, North Carolina and<br />
credited her father, Sidney Nathaniel<br />
Davidson (June 1890-November 1958),<br />
with giving her a thirst for discovering<br />
things. Her sister, Mildred Davidson<br />
Austin Smith (1916–1993), was also an<br />
inventor.<br />
The sanitary napkin wasn't patented<br />
until 1956, thirty years after she first<br />
invented it. The company that first showed<br />
interest in her invention rejected it after they<br />
discovered that she was an African American<br />
woman. Between 1956 and 1987 she received five<br />
patents for her household and personal item creations.<br />
She invented a bathroom tissue holder which she<br />
patented with patent number US 4354643, on<br />
October 19, 1982. and a back washer mounted on<br />
the shower or bathtub wall, which she patented in<br />
1987. She also patented the carrier attachment<br />
for an invalid walker in 1959.<br />
1912-2006-<br />
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