Women in History — The Women Who Changed Everything

Women in History

History was never short of remarkable women. It was short of people willing to write about them. Every woman on this page changed something. We make sure we talk about that.

“She got tired of bad coffee and changed how the world drinks it”

Read Her Story

Inventor

Melitta Bentz

Inventor of the paper coffee filter · 1873–1950

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