In honor of Women’s History Month, we wanted to highlight a few frequently-overlooked accomplishments by women. Here are a few tidbits you might not have known.
Did you know that a woman invented the first airplane muffler? El Dorado Jones is credited with creating it in 1917.
How about this one: Stephanie Kwolek is the inventor of bulletproof fiber, discovering in 1865 that long molecules used in car tires could be heated to become Kevlar.
Here’s my favorite. Tabitha Babbitt, a Shaker woman living in Massachusetts in 1810, invented the circular saw after watching two men ineffectively trying to use a pit saw.
These are just a few of many, many examples. Love your morning coffee? Thank a woman for inventing the coffee filter. Appreciate your hot shower? A woman invented the hot water heater. Read a lot of science fiction? Thank Mary Shelley for writing Frankenstein in 1818.
What do these women have in common? They made their ideas a reality. That’s leadership.
You don’t have to be the head of a corporation or hold an elected office to be a leader. Taking a great idea and making it work is the crucial cornerstone of leadership.
How are you making things happen? Do you have a team project you’re moving forward? Are you implementing a great idea? Did you organize a successful event or presentation?
Leadership guru Warren Bennis said, “Leadership is the capacity to translate a vision into reality.”
What vision do you have that is waiting to be turned into a reality? At the Lincoln Leadership Institute, we give you the tools, techniques, and support you need to implement your ideas and turn them into achievements.
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