As we reflect on 2017, we're looking back at women who came before us and paved the way in innovation and curiosity.We are completely in awe of the women we featured in our 12 Days of Renzoe Series. We highlighted 12 phenomenal female inventors who not only made cool things, but lived fabulously (and sometimes scandalously!). Learn more about each incredible woman below, and take a look at our modern day gift picks. All of our gift picks are hand-selected from women-made or women-owned companies that are creating groundbreaking and high quality products.

Inventors and Gift Guide
Inventor	Invention	Invention Date	Gift Pick	Founder
Caresse Crosby	Brassiere	1914	Everyday Bustier by Evelyn and Bobbie	Bree McKeen
Deepika Kurup	Solar Powered Water Purification System	2012	Smart Solar Garden Gem by LumainAID	Anna Stork Andrea Sreshta
Mary Kenner	Sanitary Belt	1956	Thong by THINX	Radha Agrawal Antonia Dunbar Miki Agrawal
Stephanie Kwolek	Kevlar	1972	7/8 Tri-Tone Leggings by Outdoor Voices	Tyler Haney
Margaret Knight	Paper Bag Folding Machine	1879	The Maestra Bag by Senreve	Coral Chung Wendy Wen
Lisa Seacat DeLuca	Rendering of Real World Objects into a Virtual Universe	2007	Eye Tracking Virtual Reality Headset by Fove	Yuka Kojima Lochlainn Wilson
Marie Van Britton Brown	Home Security System	1966	Personal Safety App by BSafe	Silje Vallestad
Josephine Cochrane	Dishwasher	1914	Precision Cooker by Anova	Stephen Svajian Jeff Wu Natalie Vaughn
Melitta Bentz	Coffee Filter	1989	Holiday Gift Tea Cocktail Set	Jennie Ripps Maria Littlefield
René Graham	Renzoe Box	2016	Renzoe Box Starter Kit	René Graham
Patsy Sherman	Scotchgard	1971	Clothing Rental Service by Rent the Runway	Jennifer Hyman Jennifer Fleiss
Hedy Lamarr	Wartime Secret Communication System Technology that led to WIFI and Bluetooth	1941	Carry-On Suitcase by Away	Jen Rubio Stephanie Korey

12 Days of Renzoe: Inventors and Gift Guide