Elizabeth Magie - The Forgotten Inventor of Monopoly

Before Monopoly became the world's most famous board game, a visionary woman, Elizabeth Magie, came up with a very different version... Her story was overshadowed by the game's success, but today she's being put back in the spotlight !

In this episode, let's delve into the fascinating story of this forgotten inventor and discover how her game, designed to denounce monopolies, was ironically... monopolised...

#beyondthefootnotes #echoesoffearlessminds #elizabethmagie

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CONTENT
Monopoly’s Lost Female Inventor | National Women's History Museum
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Magie - Inventor of the game "Monopoly"
How Monopoly Was Invented: The Anti-Capitalist Board Game
La verdadera inventora del Monopoly: historia de un robo de propiedad intelectual
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ILLUSTRATIONS
https://www.monopolypedia.fr/editions...
Monopoly 2.0 : L’appli qui change la donne !
https://w8.snokido.com/img/large/mono...
The Very Fascinating Elizabeth J. Magie | Inside Adams
STEAM in History: Elizabeth Magie | PCS Edventures!
Lizzie Magie (1866-1948) - Mémorial Find a Grave
Lizzie Magie, 1866-1948 - WWP
Did You Know that Macomb, IL is the Birthplace of Monopoly?
Elizabeth Magie: The Forgotten Woman Who Invented Monopoly
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb....
111613467049633&locale=ms_MY
Elizabeth Magie, économiste, ingénieure, comédienne et inventrice spoliée du «Monopoly» |
Slate.fr
Progress and Poverty - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
The secret history of Monopoly: the capitalist board game’s leftwing origins
Macomb now home to the world’s largest Monopoly board
Birthplace of Monopoly - Atlas Obscura