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Hamilton playing tennis in a wheelchair
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Innovative Lives: Quickie Wheelchair Inventor Marilyn Hamilton

Marilyn Hamilton, co-inventor of the Quickie wheelchair, speaks about her life as an athlete and inventor.

Hinda Miller and Lisa Lindahl wearing Jogbras running
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Inventive Minds: Inventors of the Sports Bra

Lisa Lindahl, Hinda Miller, and Polly Palmer Smith invented the now-ubiquitous sports bra in the 1970s.

Barbara Walters interviews inventors Jacob Rabinow and Marion O'Brien Donovan in 1975.
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From the Archives: Daytime Talk and Invention

Jacob Rabinow and Marion O'Brien Donovan’s inventive lives intersected in 1975, when they both appeared in two episodes of "Not For Women Only" titled “Inventors and Inventions.”

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Innovative Lives: The Right To Sight: Patricia Bath

Trailblazer Dr. Patricia Bath invented the Laserphaco Probe for the treatment of cataracts and continues to passionately fight for the prevention, treatment, and cure of blindness.

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