Women & Non-Binary Hack Night: Unkown Inventor Mary Beatrice Davidson
The theme for tonight is uncovering some (un)famous female inventors who never got their due.
We feature Mary Beatrice Davidson, an African-American woman who patented the sanitary belt. She came from a family of inventors, but had trouble securing her patents due to money. According to the Smithsonian, she eventually attracted interest for her invention thirty years lager but the company reneged when they found out she was black!
We applaud her for daring to try, and she did continue a fruitful life inventing attachments for walkers and wheelchairs which we created after her sister was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
Thanks for being a first penguin, Mary Beatrice Davidson!
Hack on What you Want
Since this is mostly screen-free and face to face, this frees up the meeting for everyone to work on whatever they want and participate at will!
The SudoRoom has hardware of all types: analog audio, soldering tools, a lasercutter, and more! So this isn't just a software workshop.
Hardware Hacking
Poke around our wiki to see all the cool toys we have!
We have a bunch of tools on our wiki such as the Big Red Laser Cutter https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Big_red_laser_cutter
Yes, we have 3D printers! https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Printing
Browse older projects and get them jump-started again like the Hack Pack https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Hackpack