Happy Disability Pride Month!

DID YOU KNOW…???  Many Americans celebrate Independence Day every July 4th. However, this month is significant for another group of people who fought for freedom one summer over a decade ago. Each July, folks around the world celebrate Disability Pride Month. This month is so designated to remember when more than 1,000 people marched on…

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10 Classic Toys that were Invented By Women – Part 2

To continue Women’s History Month, here is the second part of our list of 10 iconic toys and games that were designed by women. (You can read the first part here!) This list represents a diverse collection of women who came from all different backgrounds, educations, and interests. What they all have in common is…

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10 Classic Toys that were Invented By Women – Part 1

You may have heard the phrase “Necessity is the mother of invention.” Sometimes, that mother is literal. Women inventors have a strong history in the United States. In the decade following the Patent Act of 1790, 2,297 women received US patents — an astounding number considering the barriers to women in technical education at that…

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