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A Woman to Know: Marie Van Brittan Brown

A Woman to Know: Marie Van Brittan Brown

With the patented system, a woman alone in the house could alarm the neighborhood immediately by pressing a button … — Marie Van Brittan Brown

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With the patented system, a woman alone in the house could alarm the neighborhood immediately by pressing a button … — Marie Van Brittan Brown

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Marie invented the home security system. She and her husband both worked odd hours, often coming home early in the morning or late in the evening, and Marie watched the …

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