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Mary Kenner Invented Personal Care Aids the World Needed

Mary Kenner Inventó Ayudas de Cuidado Personal que el Mundo Necesitaba

Mary Kenner grew up watching her family invent and spent decades designing a more comfortable sanitary belt. When a company rejected her because she was Black, she kept working and earned five patents in her lifetime.

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Mary Kenner grew up in a family that loved inventing.

Mary Kenner creció en una familia que amaba inventar.

Her father and grandfather were both inventors.

Su padre y su abuelo eran ambos inventores.

From a young age, Mary watched them solve problems with simple tools and clever thinking.

Desde pequeña, Mary los veía resolver problemas con herramientas sencillas y un pensamiento ingenioso.

Mary spent years thinking about a better sanitary belt.

Mary pasó años pensando en un cinturón sanitario mejor.

In the 1950s, women used cloth belts and pads during their menstrual cycle.

En los años 50, las mujeres usaban cinturones de tela y compresas durante su ciclo menstrual.

But the pads often shifted or leaked.

Pero las compresas a menudo se desplazaban o se filtraban.

Mary wanted to design a belt with a moisture-proof napkin holder that kept everything securely in place.

Mary quería diseñar un cinturón con un sujetador de servilleta a prueba de humedad que mantuviera todo bien en su lugar.

She worked on the design at her kitchen table.

Trabajó en el diseño en su mesa de cocina.

She sketched, tested, and improved the idea.

Bosquejó, probó y mejoró la idea.

Her design had a small pocket that held the pad firmly in position.

Su diseño tenía un pequeño bolsillo que mantenía la compresa firmemente en su posición.

It was much more comfortable and reliable.

Era mucho más cómodo y fiable.

A company contacted Mary.

Una empresa contactó a Mary.

They were very interested in her invention.

Estaban muy interesados en su invento.

But when they found out that Mary was a Black woman, they withdrew their interest.

Pero cuando descubrieron que Mary era una mujer negra, retiraron su interés.

They did not want to work with her.

No querían trabajar con ella.

Mary was hurt.

Mary estaba herida.

But she did not stop inventing.

Pero no dejó de inventar.

She kept working.

Siguió trabajando.

She eventually received a patent for her sanitary belt design in 1956.

Finalmente recibió una patente por su diseño de cinturón sanitario en 1956.

It was one of five patents she held during her lifetime.

Fue una de las cinco patentes que tuvo durante su vida.

Her other inventions included aids to help elderly and disabled people in the bathroom.

Sus otros inventos incluían ayudas para personas mayores y discapacitadas en el baño.

Mary Kenner invented products that improved the daily lives of millions of people.

Mary Kenner inventó productos que mejoraron la vida diaria de millones de personas.

She did it with skill and persistence, even when others tried to stop her.

Lo hizo con habilidad y persistencia, incluso cuando otros intentaron detenerla.

She once said that she invented because she loved solving problems.

Una vez dijo que inventaba porque le encantaba resolver problemas.

That love never left her.

Ese amor nunca la abandonó.