Meet Marion Donovan, the Mother Who Invented a Precursor to the

The prolific inventor with 20 patents to her name developed the "Boater," a reusable, waterproof diaper cover in the late 1940s

Noteworthy figures

Explore Objects From the Collections

The Mother Who Invented a Precursor to the Disposable Diaper

5 brilliant women overlooked by history

Prabook

D Surnames of Allen County, Indiana on Allen INGenWeb Project

Marion Donovan's Instagram, Twitter & Facebook on IDCrawl

Marion O'Brien Donovan: Inventor of the Disposable Diaper…and 19

D Surnames of Allen County, Indiana on Allen INGenWeb Project

95. Marion Donovan & Louisa May Alcott: Inventor & Author - Podcast

History News & Insights