Marion O'Brien Donovan
Personal Information
Born: 1917
Died: 1998
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
Rosemont College BA English Literature 1939; Yale University MA Architecture 1958
Professional Life
Field of Study: Inventor; entrepreneur
Institution/Corporation: none
Degrees & Memberships: none
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 2015, National Inventor s Hall of Fame
Achievements: invented waterproof, disposible diapers in 1949, sold it in 1951 for $1,000,000; holds 32 patents in U.S., U.K., Spain, Germany & Canada
Inventor; holds 32 patents in the US, UK, Spain, Germany, & Canada
Most notable inventions are the disposable diaper & DentaLoop
Was raised by her father after her mother died when she was 7; spent a great portion of her time at his manufacturing plant; father & his brother invented many tools including a lathe to make auto gears & gun barrels
In elementary school, invented a new kind of tooth cleaning powder with her father's help; he encouraged her to be inventive
For several years she was an assistant beauty editor at Vogue Magazine