The Little-Known Story Of Mary Kenner, The First Black American Woman To Earn Five Patents
The walker attachment addressed the independence of people with mobility challenges in a specific and meaningful way.
The ability to carry one’s own cup of tea from the kitchen to the living room is a small thing in the life of someone who can walk freely.
For someone whose hands are occupied with a walker, it is the difference between independence and dependence.
Kenner’s design restored a small but significant dimension of autonomy to people who needed it.
The improved ashtray reduced a specific and documented fire risk in an era when cigarette smoking was ubiquitous.