She Invented Home Security… So Why Was She Written Out of History?

Описание: In the 1960s, in a modest apartment in Queens, New York, a woman named Marie Van Brittan Brown faced a challenge many of us take for granted today: feeling safe at home. As a nurse and a wife concerned about personal safety, she refused to accept fear as a part of daily life. With her husband Albert’s help, she invented the first home security system—a groundbreaking innovation that would lay the foundation for modern security cameras, video doorbells, and smart home systems. Despite her brilliance, her name was largely ignored for decades, a stark reminder of how society often overlooked the contributions of Black women inventors.

This video tells the inspiring story of Marie Van Brittan Brown, the woman whose ingenuity transformed personal safety forever. From her first prototype using peepholes, cameras, and microphones to the patent that secured her place in technological history, we uncover the life, challenges, and legacy of a pioneer who changed the world quietly but profoundly.

Marie Van Brittan Brown’s story is not just about invention—it’s about resilience, vision, and empowerment. Her legacy reminds us that sometimes the most transformative ideas come from the most unexpected places, and that recognition, though delayed, can illuminate the brilliance of those history tried to overlook.

*References:*

U.S. Patent No. 3,482,037, “Home Security System,” Marie Van Brittan Brown and Albert Brown, filed June 2, 1966, issued December 2, 1969.
Forbes, “Marie Van Brittan Brown: The Black Woman Who Invented the Home Security System,” 2016.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Archives on Black Inventors.
Biography.com, “Marie Van Brittan Brown Biography,” 2020.
Blackpast.org, “Marie Van Brittan Brown (1922-1999), African American Inventor.”
History.com Editors, “Women Inventors in American History,” 2019.
New York Times Archives, “Queens Inventor Patents Home Security System,” 1969.

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