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Mothers of Invention

They say necessity is the mother of invention. But mothers are the mothers of these inventions for kids.

Invention	Inventor	Year
Alphabet blocks	Adeline Whitney	1882
Ansa baby bottle	Nickie Campbell	1984
Baby Einstein videos	Julie Aigner-Clark	1997
Baby jumper	Jane Wells	1872
Barney (the purple dinosaur)	Sheryl Leach	1988
Careerpals dolls	Linda Stockdale	1991
Diapers	Maria Allen	1887
Disposable diapers	Marion Donovan	1951
Flexible kite	Gertrude Rogallo	1951
Folding crib	Sarah Neal	1894
Infant carrier (Snugli)	Agnes Auckerman & Ann Moore	1962
Movable doll eyes	Beulah Henry	1935
School desk	Anna Breadin	1889
Zoothbrush (easy to grasp, fanciful toothbrushes)	Susan Harrison	1993

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