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After reading the book ”Mothers of Invention,” Gary TeGrootenhuis of Maple Grove, Minn., decided these five women were especially deserving of immortality:
1. Elizabeth Smith Miller-bloomers, 1851+
2. Rose O`Neill-Kewpie doll, 1913
3. Ruth Wakefield-chocolate chip cookies, 1933
4. Claire McCardell-stretch leotards, 1940s
5. Mary Quant-miniskirt, late 1950s
+ Named for women`s rights activist Amelia Bloomer
