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Who invented the windshield wiper?

Mary Anderson invented the windshield wiper, a patent was issued to her for this product that make 80% of your driving decisions. Did you know that?

While Mary was a passenger on a streetcar in New York, she noticed that the street car driver had to periodically stop and wipe the windows. On some occasions the driver would open the windows so that he/she could see where to drive. When these drivers were subject to inclement weather such as snowstorms, they would stop the vehicle to wipe the snow off of the windshield and windows. Then she realized that automobiles had the same problem.

So, she created a device for cleaning the windshield from inside of the car, a lever, that would swing an arm over the windshield to provide visibility to the driver. The first windshield wipers to be invented were rubber blades attached to an arm. A lever was also installed in the cars for movement of the wipers. The blades would swing across the windshield attached to a spring-loaded arm. The spring-loaded arm would cause the blades to swing across the windshield and then return to the original position.

Mary noticed this and invented the windshield wipers in 1903 and a patent was issued in 1905. By 1916, the windshield wipers were a standard feature on all American cars.

On those rainy days, we always find that the windshield wipers so important. Most drivers don't even think about their wiper blades. How would we manage without them on those stormy and rainy days?

Do you know of any other female automotive inventions?