The document summarizes 12 inventions by women throughout history: 1. The first car heater was invented by Margaret A. Wilcox in 1893. 2. The board game Monopoly was invented by Elizabeth Magie in 1904 but was later stolen and sold by Charles Darrow. 3. The fire escape was invented in 1887 by Anna Connelly to improve public safety in urban areas. 4. Maria Beasely is credited with inventing life rafts in 1882 to reduce deaths during transportation disasters. 5. Physicist Maria Telkes and architect Eleanor Raymond built the first solar-powered home in 1947.