00:00Did you know that many of the features that make driving safe and comfortable today
00:04were in fact invented by women?
00:10Feeling cozy in your car?
00:13You can thank Margaret Wilcox.
00:15Way back in 1893, before modern cars even existed,
00:19she figured out how to use engine heat to warm up the car.
00:24No more foggy windows.
00:26These white lines keeping you safely in your lane
00:29Thank Dr. Jim McCarroll.
00:32After kneeling crashing in 1917,
00:34she came off with the idea of painting a line down the road.
00:38Today, these lines are everywhere.
00:41Meet Betta Benz.
00:42She was not only the wife of car Benz,
00:45but also the world's first two long-listers driver.
00:49In 1888, she drove nearly 100 kilometers with her two sons.
00:53Her journey proved that her husband's potent motor wagon
00:57was a viable means of transport.
00:59Unturned signals.
01:01Before Florence Lawrence invention in 1909,
01:04drivers literally had to stick out their arm.
01:09Her idea made signaling so much easier and way safer for everyone.
01:14Before Ford made review mirror standard in 1927,
01:18Doris Leavitt told women drivers,
01:21carry a hand mirror to sit behind you.
01:24So the next time you adjust your heater or check your mirror,
01:28remember, women literally change the way we drive.
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